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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 2,131 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 252 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, where the SR22 aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 289 meters, which is 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 80 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 229 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it started its enroute climb from 548 feet above sea level to 1,917 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,369 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This climb phase was initiated overhead Fairfield, New Jersey. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles, starting from an altitude of 1,917 feet above sea level.
The enroute descent phase began from an altitude of 1,838 feet above sea level to 1,363 feet above sea level, a decrease of 475 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. This descent phase was initiated overhead Weehawken, New Jersey. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles, starting from an altitude of 1,363 feet above sea level.
The flight continued with a climb phase from 1,590 feet above sea level to 2,062 feet above sea level, an increase of 472 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. This climb phase was initiated overhead Long Island City, New York. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile, starting from an altitude of 2,062 feet above sea level.
The final descent phase began from an altitude of 1,556 feet above sea level to 257 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,299 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This descent phase was initiated overhead Port Morris, New York. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 31 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport from the south east, heading 302.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 237 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 31 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 250 meters, which is 22% of the runway. The touchdown speed was 61 knots, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -58 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as at the time of departure, with a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 229 degrees.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 12 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 30 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 27 minutes. The aircraft used 20 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The SR22 aircraft successfully landed at KLGA LaGuardia Airport, achieving a high score of 94.3%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 302.0° at 0 nm and 237 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 31, which has a length of 2,131 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 70 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 250 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 61 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -58 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.1 meters, which may require some adjustments during future approaches. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 229°. There was no crosswind or headwind, which contributed to a stable and controlled approach.
The total landing distance of 464 meters was 22% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and stability during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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