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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 1,061 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,061 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 500 m touchdown sits inside 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 San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), taking approximately 4 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 01R, with the takeoff distance being 452 meters, which is 18% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 98 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KSFO, it began its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of the airport, rising from an altitude of 412 feet above sea level to 629 feet, an increase of 216 feet in just 1 minute, while covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile east of KSFO and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles northeast of Half Moon Bay, California, descending from an altitude of 1,466 feet above sea level to 721 feet, a decrease of 745 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile northwest of Half Moon Bay and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 140.0 degrees at an altitude of 559 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 12, which has a length of 1,061 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was well above the target at 82 knots.
The touchdown point was 61 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 57 knots. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -76 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 220 degrees, resulting in a 5-knot crosswind and a 1-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 678 meters, which is 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.3 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 23 nautical miles, taking 15 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 6 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, Gabriel Racing, successfully landed at KHAF Half Moon Bay Airport, achieving a score of 90.6%. The final approach to runway 12 was initiated from the north-west, heading 140.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 559 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, which has a length of 1,061 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 above the target speed, coming in at 82 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision to prioritize a safe landing over a precise touchdown speed.
The touchdown point was 61 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been due to the aircraft's speed at touchdown. The touchdown speed of 57 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, which could have contributed to the slightly longer touchdown distance. On the positive side, the touchdown rate was excellent, with a rate of -76 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 4.4 meters. This may have been due to the crosswind or headwind conditions, which were reported as 5 knots and 1 knot, respectively, from a direction of 220°. The total landing distance was 678 meters, which is 64% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was misaligned from the centerline by 15.3 meters. This may have been due to the pilot's decision to prioritize a safe landing over a precise rollout alignment. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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