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Keep the approach speed on target
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,245 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 355 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, then departed from runway 13 at LELL Sabadell Airfield. The takeoff distance was 349 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 72 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 150 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft then leveled off and began a cruise at an altitude of approximately 890 feet above sea level, which lasted for 1 minute and covered 1 nautical mile.
The aircraft then began a climb from 890 feet to 3,500 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,610 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. This climb started 1 mile south east of Sabadell. The aircraft then leveled off again and began a cruise at an altitude of approximately 3,500 feet, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles, starting 1 mile north west of Santa Eulalia de Roncana.
The aircraft then began another climb from 3,576 feet to 4,120 feet above sea level, an increase of 543 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles, starting 1 mile north of Bigues i Riells. The aircraft then leveled off again and began a cruise at an altitude of approximately 4,120 feet, which lasted for 13 minutes and covered 18 nautical miles, starting overhead Tagamanent.
The aircraft then began a descent from 4,042 feet to 2,075 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,968 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles, starting 3 miles north east of Hostalric. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 01 at LEGE Girona-Costa Brava Airport from the south, heading 18.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,624 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 01 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 355 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 81 knots was excessively fast, and the threshold speed was also excessively high at 98 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect at -12 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 359 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 693 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 41 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 31 minutes. The aircraft used 11 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Skyhawk has successfully landed at Girona-Costa Brava Airport, achieving a score of 89.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 18.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,624 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a smooth final approach, landing on runway 01, which has a length of 2,245 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 98 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance of 355 meters was good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
However, the touchdown speed of 81 knots was excessively fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the aircraft's speed more effectively during the flare. The touchdown rate of -12 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating that the pilot had achieved a smooth and controlled touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C, a wind speed of 11 knots at 359°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance of 693 meters was 31% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase. Overall, the pilot's performance was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and maintaining a more accurate alignment during the final approach.
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