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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 6.3°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 324 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 379 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,825 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 568 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was conducted in an OV-10 Bronco aircraft, departing from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) in Missouri, United States. The aircraft taxied from the parking area to the runway in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Upon departure, the aircraft took off from runway 28, covering a takeoff distance of 563 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 101 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°.
The enroute climb started overhead KCGI, with the aircraft ascending from 591 feet above sea level (asl) to 900 ft asl, an increase of 309 feet in 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This was followed by a level cruise that lasted 20 minutes, covering 50 nautical miles, 2 miles south west of Cape Girardeau.
The aircraft then initiated another enroute climb, this time from 1,909 ft asl to 2,420 ft asl, an increase of 510 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles, 1 mile north west of Sainte Genevieve Flying Club Airport. The flight continued with a series of enroute climbs, descents, and level cruises, navigating through various locations in Missouri and Illinois.
Notable enroute climbs included ascending from 969 ft asl to 1,630 ft asl, an increase of 661 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles, overhead Creve Coeur St Louis; and climbing from 1,580 ft asl to 3,064 ft asl, an increase of 1,485 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles, 7 miles west of Wildwood.
The final approach to runway 30 at Jefferson City Memorial Airport (KJEF) was initiated from the south east, heading 302.0° at 2 nautical miles and 704 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was conducted on runway 30, which had a length of 1,825 meters. The threshold height at 63 ft agl was above target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 104 knots.
The touchdown point was 152 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 89 knots and a touchdown rate of -390 feet per minute (fpm), which was considered firm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 269°.
The total landing distance was 738 meters, accounting for 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway in 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 182 nautical miles, taking 69 minutes, and the aircraft used 303 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The OV-10 Bronco aircraft successfully landed at KJEF Jefferson City Memorial Airport, achieving a score of 89.5%. The final approach to runway 30 was initiated from the southeast, heading 302.0° at 2 nautical miles and 704 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a threshold height that was above the target, indicating a slightly higher-than-desired altitude at the point of touchdown.
Upon landing, the aircraft's threshold speed was significantly above the target at 104 knots, suggesting a slightly aggressive approach. However, the touchdown speed of 89 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -390 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent. The touchdown point was 152 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight drift or a minor deviation from the intended flight path. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 2 knots at 269°, and a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 738 meters was 40% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop in a controlled manner. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown parameters.
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