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Keep the approach speed on target
See Arrival Landing
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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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 81 kt with 5.1° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to 363 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 223 m of runway left; then climbing at 980 fpm on average to 363 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length.
Plan view the roll down the 740 m runway.
Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted 3.5 m left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off. Airborne 36 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.
Inside the glideslope band from 0.8 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 80 ft below the slope.
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 303 m left of the centreline at 0.8 nm, then inside the band from 0.6 nm to the threshold.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 42 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 25 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Inside the speed band from 0.8 nm, where the final began, to 0.2 nm, then slow to the threshold (up to −17 kt).
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
Excellent landing flare. It lost 2.7 points, for the nose going up and down 3 times.
Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.
Wind 230° at 3 kt · 3 kt head · 1 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 65 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 11 s, an average deceleration of 0.17 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Began the flare at 23 ft, 300 m before the threshold. Touched down 5 m in, 300 m short of the ideal 305 m.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,964 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2.1 m left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 4.9 m left at the widest.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 5 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Münster-Telgte Airfield, the Bonanza G36 began its takeoff roll on runway 28, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 81 kt in a distance of 281 m, which accounted for 38% of the available runway. The aircraft lifted off with a slight headwind component, which contributed to a smooth and efficient departure.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it transitioned into an enroute climb, ascending from 500 ft to 763 ft in a mere 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nm. This climb phase was characterized by a steady rate of ascent, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent airspeed. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, flying at a steady altitude for 2 minutes while covering a distance of 5 nm. This brief period of steady-state flight allowed the pilot to assess the aircraft's performance and make any necessary adjustments.
The final approach to runway 25 at Münster Osnabrück Airport was executed from the east, with the aircraft aligning with the runway at 22 ft agl. The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 68 kt, which was slightly below the target threshold speed. The touchdown distance was a mere 3 m, and the touchdown rate was an excellent -59 fpm. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, and the runway rollout alignment was similarly impressive, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a distance of 275 m, which accounted for 14% of the available runway. The total flight distance was 14 nm, and the aircraft used 5 kg of fuel, indicating a fuel-efficient flight.
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