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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 125 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 145 kt, 20 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 125 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,470 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 753 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight operated an aircraft, which took approximately 6 minutes to taxi from the parking to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll was performed from runway 08 at the PAJN Juneau International Airport. With a local temperature of 58°F and a wind speed of 20 kt at 109°, the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 145 kt after covering a takeoff distance of 2,070 ft, which is equivalent to 25% of the runway length.
The climb en route began 1 mile east of PAJN Juneau International Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,017 ft above sea level (asl) to 35,516 ft asl, resulting in an increase of 34,498 ft over a distance of 91 nm in 16 minutes. The en route level cruise phase started 32 miles west of ELV Elfin Cove in Elfin Cove, Alaska, and lasted for 28 minutes, covering 241 nm.
In the subsequent climb segment, the aircraft ascended from 34,956 ft asl to 35,775 ft asl, increasing by 818 ft in just 2 minutes while covering 12 nm, south east of PACV Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport Cordova, Alaska. The en route descent segment that followed started 29 miles south east of the same airport, where the aircraft descended from 35,636 ft asl to 11,258 ft asl, decreasing by 24,378 ft in 10 minutes over a distance of 65 nm.
The next climb phase began 9 miles north of PAJO Johnstone Point Airport in Hinchinbrook, Alaska, where the aircraft ascended from 11,267 ft asl to 11,883 ft asl, increasing by 617 ft in 2 minutes while covering 8 nm. The subsequent en route descent phase started 6 miles south of PAKA Tatitlek, Alaska, where the aircraft descended from 11,548 ft asl to 7,610 ft asl, decreasing by 3,938 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 8 nm.
A short en route level cruise phase then took place 3 miles west of 1Z9 Ellamar Seaplane Base in Ellamar, Alaska, and lasted for 2 minutes while covering 7 nm. The next en route descent phase began 9 miles north west of the same seaplane base, where the aircraft descended from 7,012 ft asl to 1,374 ft asl, decreasing by 5,638 ft in 4 minutes over a distance of 16 nm.
The final approach was conducted to runway 06 at PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field from the west, heading at 89.0° 3 nm away and 1,288 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 6,470 ft. Although the threshold height at 70 ft agl was well above the target, the threshold speed was slightly below target at 113 kt.
The touchdown distance was good at 754 ft, while the touchdown speed was a little fast at 112 kt. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -903 ft per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 33 ft from the centreline. The local temperature was 48°F and the wind speed was 6 kt at 280°, with a crosswind of 2 kt and a tailwind of 5 kt.
The total landing distance was 2,243 ft, which accounts for 35% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 33 ft from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft took 5 minutes to taxi from the runway to the parking area, covering
Aircraft C750 completed a successful landing at PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field on runway 06. The aircraft approached the runway from the west with a heading of 89.0° at 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl). Upon touchdown, the aircraft displayed a touchdown distance of 754 feet, which was within an acceptable range, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 112 knots.
The threshold height at 70 feet agl was found to be well above the target height, suggesting that the aircraft was able to descend safely and make a smooth touchdown. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 113 knots. Despite this minor discrepancy, the aircraft managed to complete a smooth landing.
Upon closer inspection, it was noted that the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 33 feet from the centreline. This indicates that the pilot might have experienced some difficulties in aligning the aircraft with the runway centreline during touchdown. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also found to be slightly misaligned by 33 feet from the centreline, suggesting that the aircraft continued to experience some lateral control issues after touchdown.
Considering the local weather conditions, the temperature was a relatively cool 48°F, and the wind was light at 6 knots from 280°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 2 knots and a tailwind component of 5 knots, which is expected to have positively affected the landing.
In conclusion, while aircraft C750 experienced some minor control issues during the landing, it was able to complete a relatively smooth and safe landing at PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field. The pilot's skills in handling these minor discrepancies are noteworthy, and with a bit more practice, the aircraft is likely to achieve an even higher level of precision in its landing performance, which is indicated by the aircraft's score of 83.1%.
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