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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven 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 centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,204 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,204 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 216 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight began with the Taxiing phase, where the aircraft, a Kodiak 100, moved from its parking position to the runway at KINL Falls International Airport, covering less than 1 nautical mile and taking 4 minutes. The departure roll was then performed on runway 13.
The initial takeoff was successful, with a takeoff distance of 214 meters, accounting for only 9% of the runway's length. Liftoff speed was maintained at 74 knots. Favorable local weather supported this phase, boasting a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a moderate wind speed of 14 knots at 159 degrees, generating a 6-knot crosswind and a 13-knot headwind.
Once airborne, the aircraft climbed from 2,155 feet above sea level to 6,339 feet, an elevation increase of 4,184 feet over a distance of 5 nautical miles, taking approximately 3 minutes. This Enroute climb took place 1 mile southeast of KINL Falls International Airport.
Following this ascent, the aircraft transitioned to Enroute level cruise mode, where it cruised at a stable altitude, lasting 11 minutes and covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. This cruise phase began 6 miles northeast of Littlefork, Minnesota.
A gradual Descent began 12 miles southeast of 7Y9 Big Falls Municipal Airport, where the aircraft dropped from 6,671 feet above sea level to 2,085 feet, decreasing by 4,586 feet over 13 nautical miles in 6 minutes.
The final approach was directed towards runway 15 at KFOZ Bigfork Municipal Airport, initiated from the northwest at a heading of 152.0 degrees. The aircraft descended to 734 feet above ground level, at a distance of 2 nautical miles.
A successful landing occurred on runway 15, with a touchdown point situated 103 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. Despite exceeding the target touchdown speed at 77 knots, the aircraft touched down comfortably at 67 knots. A moderate touchdown rate of -190 feet per minute was recorded. However, the aircraft was found to be misaligned with the runway centerline by 11.3 meters.
Favorable local weather once again supported this phase, with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a moderate wind speed of 13 knots at 149 degrees, generating a 0-knot crosswind and a 13-knot headwind.
Upon completion, the flight was found to have covered a total distance of 49 nautical miles and lasted for 24 minutes, utilizing 61 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The aircraft, a Kodiak 100, successfully landed at Bigfork Municipal Airport, with a final score of 95.3%. The approach from the northwest was precise, with an accurate heading of 152.0° at an altitude of 734 feet above ground level (agl) and 2 nautical miles from the runway. As the aircraft began its final descent onto runway 15, which is 1,204 meters in length, it maintained an acceptable threshold height.
However, upon closer inspection, the threshold speed of 77 knots was noted to be significantly higher than the target, indicating a potentially steep descent. Nevertheless, this did not seem to compromise the safety of the landing. The aircraft continued to maintain control, touching down 103 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed, at 67 knots, was slightly above the preferred range, though not alarmingly so.
In addition to being slightly over-target with touchdown speed, the landing was characterized by a good touchdown rate of -190 feet per minute. Additionally, despite these variables, the runway touchdown point was found to be offset by 11.3 meters from the runway centerline. In terms of environmental conditions at the time, the temperature was a pleasant 24°C, with winds blowing at 13 knots from a direction of 149°, which was effectively a headwind for the landing.
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