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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,177 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,177 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 488 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 N94 Carlisle, a small airfield. The Cessna 152 aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 100 meters, which accounted for 8% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 54 knots, marking the start of the climb.
As the aircraft entered the local airspace, the pilot encountered a relatively calm environment, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 1 knot from a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a slight headwind, which would have a minimal impact on the flight.
The pilot then initiated a left-hand pattern entry from runway 28, navigating the aircraft through a series of turns and descents. The entry into the pattern was swift, with the aircraft covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 16 seconds. The subsequent crosswind turn was slightly longer, taking 29 seconds to complete.
As the aircraft entered the downwind leg of the pattern, it flew a distance of 2 nautical miles in 60 seconds, maintaining a steady heading. The base leg turn was executed at an angle of 49.0 degrees to the runway, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The base leg itself was short, taking less than 1 nautical mile to complete in 34 seconds.
The final turn into the runway was quick, taking less than 1 nautical mile to complete in 27 seconds. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 28, flying a heading of 274.0 degrees at an altitude of 717 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 37 knots. The touchdown distance was good, covering a distance of 488 meters, and the touchdown rate was perfect, with a rate of -16 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating a high degree of precision in the pilot's landing technique.
In terms of fuel efficiency, the flight used a total of 1 kilogram of fuel, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles in 5 minutes. This represents a relatively efficient use of fuel, given the aircraft's performance and the conditions encountered during the flight.
The Cessna 152 aircraft successfully landed at N94 Carlisle, achieving a score of 92.0%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 274.0° at 1 nautical mile and 717 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully landed on runway 28, which has a length of 1,177 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was too high at 71 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed slightly to achieve a more optimal touchdown. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 488 meters, and the touchdown speed of 37 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -16 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating that the aircraft touched down smoothly and without any excessive deceleration. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. The crosswind component was negligible at 0 knots, and the headwind component was 1 knot, which likely contributed to the smooth touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and technique in achieving a high score.
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