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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 4.2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep increasing back pressure smoothly after the sink arrests at 3.5 ft, holding that attitude firmly all the way to touchdown.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 3.5 ft, but 115 fpm of sink came back before touchdown, and sink returning like this usually carries through into a bounce at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: steady, continuously decreasing sink held through the flare and into touchdown.
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 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: no landing flap set and 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 2,135 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,086 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Teterboro Airport, taking approximately 1 minute to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 19, with the takeoff distance being 194 meters, which is 12% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 61 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After taking off, the enroute climb started overhead Moonachie, New Jersey, where the aircraft climbed from 1,021 feet above sea level to 1,218 feet above sea level, an increase of 197 feet in 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile northwest of North Bergen, New Jersey, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Sunnyside, New York, where the aircraft descended from 1,102 feet above sea level to 282 feet above sea level, a decrease of 820 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at LaGuardia Airport was made from the southwest, heading 32.0° at 1 nautical mile and 265 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 04, which has a length of 2,135 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, while the threshold speed was excessively high at 75 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 41 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -65 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 219°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,373 meters, which is 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 13 nautical miles, taking 16 minutes, and the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft, identified as Sirius, has completed a landing at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) on runway 04. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 32.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 265 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully landed on the designated runway, which has a length of 2,135 meters.
However, there were some notable discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Furthermore, the threshold speed was excessively high at 75 knots, which could have contributed to the aircraft's long touchdown point. The touchdown point was indeed very long, utilizing more than 50% of the available runway.
Despite the long touchdown point, the touchdown speed of 41 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -65 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent. This suggests that the aircraft's descent and touchdown were well-controlled. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 219°. The crosswind component was negligible, but there was a slight tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,373 meters, which accounted for 64% of the available runway.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's direction after touchdown. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the aircraft's touchdown speed and rate were well-controlled, and the pilot demonstrated good handling skills despite the challenges posed by the high threshold speed and long touchdown point.
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