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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,997 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 560 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The ATR-72 taxied from the parking area to runway 09 at TLPC George F. L. Charles Airport in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 09, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 118 kt and became airborne after traveling 547 m, which represented 31 % of the runway length. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 31 °C, wind 14 kt from 080°, with a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 14 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead the departure airport, with the aircraft ascending from 244 ft asl to 8 186 ft asl, a gain of 7 942 ft, in 6 minutes while covering 19 nm.
Cruise began 13 miles south of Les Trois-Ilets, lasting 2 minutes and extending over 6 nm at the assigned altitude.
Descent was initiated 9 miles south-west of Les Trois-Ilets, with the aircraft descending from 8 347 ft asl to 1 807 ft asl, a loss of 6 540 ft, in 5 minutes and traversing 17 nm.
The final approach to runway 10 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport was flown from the west on a heading of 76.0°, intercepting the approach at 3 nm and 1 774 ft agl.
Landing on runway 10, which is 2 997 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 109 kt, a touchdown point 129 m beyond the touchdown zone, and a touchdown speed of 101 kt. The aircraft achieved a touchdown rate of minus 54 fpm and maintained very good runway alignment. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 30 °C, wind 11 kt from 060°, with a 4 kt cross-wind and an 11 kt head-wind. The total landing distance recorded was 1 092 m, representing 36 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect as the aircraft decelerated to a stop after the landing.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering another 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 47 nm, required 24 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 246 kg of fuel.
The ATR-72 conducted the final approach to runway 10 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport from the west on a heading of 76.0° at 3 nm and 1,774 ft agl. Local weather was 30 °C with wind 11 kt from 060°, providing a 4 kt cross-component and an 11 kt headwind; the approach maintained a good threshold height.
At threshold the aircraft’s speed was 109 kt, slightly above target, and the flare was initiated with the established good threshold height. The aircraft continued the descent smoothly into the flare.
Touchdown occurred 129 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 101 kt, a little fast, while the vertical rate was -54 fpm, rated excellent. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,092 m, representing 36 % of the 2,997 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To tighten the already strong performance, reduce the final-approach and touchdown speeds slightly to bring the 109 kt threshold speed and 101 kt touchdown speed within their target values, which will further optimise the landing margin.
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