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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: off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,740 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 242 m 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 24L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 1,227 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 144 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 229 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of KLAX, rising from an altitude of 1,170 feet above sea level to 31,760 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,590 feet, in 25 minutes and covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 14 miles northeast of Harvard Airport (CN23) and lasted for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 148 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 7 miles north of Peach Springs, Arizona, and involved a decrease in altitude from 31,639 feet above sea level to 7,382 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,256 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 21 at Grand Canyon National Park Airport (KGCN) was made from the northeast, with a heading of 224.0 degrees at an altitude of 838 feet above ground level and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 21 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 238 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 110 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -372 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 349 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.3 meters from the centerline. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 344 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 73 minutes. The aircraft used 2,661 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Grand Canyon National Park Airport (KGCN) with a score of 94.9%. The final approach was initiated from the northeast, heading 224.0° at 2 nautical miles and 838 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 21, which has a length of 2,740 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 116 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 238 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 110 knots was good. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -372 feet per minute, which may indicate a slightly steeper descent than intended.
One notable deviation from the ideal landing was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 12.3 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots from 349°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 9 knots.
The total landing distance of 992 meters was 36% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but the misaligned touchdown position and firm touchdown rate may indicate areas for improvement in future approaches.
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