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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 366 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Draco X began with a departure roll from runway 08 at KMPI Mariposa Yosemite Airport. The takeoff distance was 238 feet, which accounted for 7% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 44 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 59°F, with a wind speed of 2 knots coming from 269°. There was no crosswind, but there was a 2-knot tailwind.
The enroute climb started overhead KMPI Mariposa Yosemite Airport and took the aircraft from 2,665 feet above sea level (asl) to 5,739 feet asl. This was an increase of 3,074 feet over a 3-minute period, covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 5 miles north of the airport, taking the aircraft from 5,731 ft asl to 1,145 ft asl, a decrease of 4,586 feet over 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles northwest of Midpines and lasted 6 minutes, covering 9 nm. Another climb started 2 miles west of El Portal, taking the aircraft from 1,938 ft asl to 5,685 ft asl, an increase of 3,746 feet over 2 minutes and covering 4 nm. A subsequent descent began 2 miles northeast of El Portal, decreasing altitude from 5,704 ft asl to 4,058 ft asl in 2 minutes over 4 nm.
Another climb started 4 miles southwest of Yosemite Valley, taking the aircraft from 4,062 ft asl to 4,459 ft asl, an increase of 397 feet over 3 minutes and covering 4 nm. The final approach to landing began overhead Yosemite Valley, with the aircraft descending from 43 ft above ground level to touchdown at 0 ft. The touchdown speed was 36 knots, with a firm touchdown rate of -341 ft/min. The touchdown distance was 355 feet, with weather conditions at the time showing a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. There was a 2-knot crosswind and a 1-knot headwind.
The landing rollout took place overhead Yosemite Valley at an altitude of 3,969 ft asl, covering a distance of 104 feet. The total flight distance was 32 nm, taking a total of 20 minutes and using 137 lbs of fuel.
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