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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: 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 4,270 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,270 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 976 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Vision Jet, then departed from runway 22 at EGAC George Best Belfast City Airport, a small airport located in Northern Ireland. The takeoff distance was 1,680 feet, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 94 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 53°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from 231°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead EGAC George Best Belfast City Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,005 feet above sea level to 27,412 feet, an increase of 26,407 feet, in just 18 minutes and covering a distance of 59 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase of the flight began approximately 1 mile east of EIHH Navan Airfield in Ireland and lasted for 11 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 51 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase of the flight started overhead Ballyroan in Ireland and took the aircraft from an altitude of 26,866 feet to 2,083 feet, a decrease of 24,783 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 77 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25 at EICK Cork Airport was made from the north-east, with the aircraft heading 251.0° at an altitude of 1,586 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 25 at EICK Cork Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 68 knots and a touchdown distance of 972 feet, which was good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -54 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 7 knots from 230°.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 192 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 61 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 440 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Vision Jet has successfully landed at Cork Airport, achieving a high score of 96.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-east, heading 251.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,586 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, setting the stage for a smooth touchdown.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 25, which has a length of 4,270 feet. The threshold height at 57 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal approach path. However, the threshold speed of 78 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly fast on approach.
Despite these minor deviations, the touchdown distance of 972 feet was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 68 knots was also within acceptable limits. The most impressive aspect of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was an excellent -54 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft touched down with a high degree of control and precision, minimizing the risk of damage to the aircraft or the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 7 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance of 1,643 feet was 38% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to safely come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft tracking the centerline of the runway without any deviation. Overall, the Vision Jet's landing at Cork Airport was a textbook example of precision flying, with the aircraft executing a smooth and controlled touchdown.
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