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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,983 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 796 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Vision Jet taxiing from the parking area to the runway at RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Once on the runway, the aircraft departed from runway 07, with a takeoff distance of 1,595 feet, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 45°F temperature and winds of 11 knots at 107 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started overhead RJST JASDF Matsushima Air Base Ishinomaki, with the aircraft ascending from 1,018 feet above sea level to 21,309 feet above sea level, a total increase of 20,292 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 5 miles southwest of Ofunato, Japan, and lasting 11 minutes, covering a distance of 63 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 10 miles southeast of Ichinohe, Japan, with the aircraft descending from 21,211 feet above sea level to 1,317 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 19,895 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at RJSM Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base was made from the west, heading 95.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,202 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 10 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 64 knots and a touchdown distance of 793 feet, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -286 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 41°F temperature and winds of 15 knots at 130 degrees, with a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 13 knots. The total landing distance was 1,460 feet, which accounted for 15% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 151 nautical miles, took 52 minutes, and used 364 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet has successfully landed at RJSM Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base, achieving a score of 92.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 95.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,202 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully landed on runway 10, which has a length of 9,983 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 78 knots. This may have been due to the pilot's decision to prioritize a safe landing over a precise speed control.
The touchdown distance was good, at 793 feet, and the touchdown speed was also within acceptable limits at 64 knots. However, the touchdown rate was fair, at -286 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the pilot could have managed the descent more smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, being 11 feet off the centerline. This may have been due to the crosswind, which was 9 knots, or the headwind, which was 13 knots. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 41°F and a wind speed of 15 knots at 130°, may have also contributed to the slight misalignment.
Despite the slight misalignment, the total landing distance was 1,460 feet, which is only 15% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Vision Jet's landing at RJSM Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base was successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and decision-making skills. However, there may be opportunities for improvement in terms of speed control and touchdown rate management.
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