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Settle the descent rate
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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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 906 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 185 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Taylorcraft BC-12D taxied to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport and commenced the departure roll. The aircraft lifted off after a take-off distance of 194 m, which represented 21 % of the runway, at a liftoff speed of 43 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, including a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind component.
Entering the right-hand traffic pattern from runway 22, the aircraft covered less than 1 nm in 21 seconds during the pattern entry segment.
The right-hand cross-wind leg from runway 22 was flown over a distance of less than 1 nm in 15 seconds.
During the downwind turn, the aircraft described a 1 nm arc with an angle to the runway of 50.6°.
The downwind leg extended 2 nm and was completed in 64 seconds.
The base-leg turn was a 1 nm maneuver with an angle to the runway of 44.4°.
The base leg itself was flown for less than 1 nm in 20 seconds.
The final turn to align with the runway covered less than 1 nm in 21 seconds.
On final approach to runway 22, the aircraft descended from 702 ft AGL to 31 ft AGL in 36 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates criteria.
Landing was achieved on runway 22, whose length is 906 m, with a threshold speed slightly below target at 35 kt. Touchdown occurred 182 m down the runway at a speed of 24 kt and a vertical speed of minus 100 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 5.2 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 218 m, representing 24 % of the runway. Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The rollout concluded with the aircraft remaining on the runway after a smooth deceleration, after which the flight was completed.
In total, the flight covered 5 nm, took 4 (units as given), and consumed 1 kg of fuel.
The Taylorcraft BC-12D made its final approach to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport, descending from 702 ft agl to 31 ft agl in 36 seconds while being scored on the stabilisation gates. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, comprising a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind.
At threshold the aircraft’s speed was a little below the target at 35 kt and the height over the threshold was good. The flare was executed within the expected parameters for the type.
Touchdown occurred 182 m down the runway at a speed of 24 kt and a smooth vertical rate of minus 100 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly off centreline by 5.2 m, resulting in a total landing distance of 218 m, which is 24 % of the 906 m runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was very good, allowing the aircraft to decelerate safely within the remaining runway.
To refine future performances, tighten centreline tracking to reduce the 5.2 m offset and adjust the approach to achieve the target threshold speed rather than the slightly low 35 kt.
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