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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,102 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 19 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the OV-10 Bronco taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Skagway Airport, PAGY, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 20, with a takeoff distance of 460 meters, which was 42% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 100 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Skagway, Alaska, where the aircraft climbed from 702 feet above sea level to 7,377 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,675 feet in 10 minutes, covering 37 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 25 miles west of CYSQ Atlin Airport, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering 22 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 7,334 feet above sea level to 8,134 feet above sea level, an increase of 799 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 17 miles north of CYSQ Atlin Airport, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute descent, this time from 8,632 feet above sea level to 5,575 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,056 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started 11 miles south west of CYZW Teslin Airport, Teslin, Yukon, Canada, where the aircraft climbed from 5,407 feet above sea level to 6,488 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,081 feet in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 5 miles south west of CYZW Teslin Airport, Teslin, Yukon, Canada, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 7,080 feet above sea level to 8,103 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,024 feet in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 9 miles east of CYZW Teslin Airport, Teslin, Yukon, Canada, where the aircraft descended from 8,102 feet above sea level to 6,588 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,515 feet in 3 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 24 miles east of CYZW Teslin Airport, Teslin, Yukon, Canada, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute descent, this time from 6,577 feet above sea level to 4,865 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,712 feet in 3 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 10 miles north west of CFY5 Pine Lake, Pine Lake, Yukon, Canada, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute descent, this time from 4,707 feet above sea level to 4,011 feet above sea level, a decrease of 696 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 1 at CFY5 Pine Lake was from the south, with a heading of 9.0° at 2 nautical miles and 727
The OV-10 Bronco aircraft successfully landed at CFY5 Pine Lake, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 1 was initiated from the south, with a heading of 9.0° at 2 nautical miles and 727 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,102 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was significantly above the target speed of 100 knots. This may indicate that the pilot was not fully utilizing the aircraft's capabilities to achieve a more optimal approach speed. The touchdown distance of 17 meters was good, but the touchdown speed of 100 knots was faster than desired, resulting in a very heavy touchdown rate of -1,089 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.4 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway rollout alignment of 13.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 16°C and winds of 3 knots at 263°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was negligible at 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 895 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the pilot may have been able to achieve a shorter landing distance with a more optimal approach speed and touchdown rate. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are opportunities for improvement in terms of approach speed, touchdown rate, and runway alignment.
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