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Add power earlier on final to hold VREF of 133 kt by the gates rather than let speed decay.
What happened: The approach was flown too slow through the stabilisation gates, crossing the threshold at 126 kt against a VREF of 133 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 133 kt from the first stabilisation gate onward.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 6 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 133 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,438 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Embraer E175 taxied from the parking area to runway 22L at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport, a movement that required eight minutes and covered two nautical miles.
During the departure roll on runway 22L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 152 kt, using a takeoff distance of 1,576 m which represented 64 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 24 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 140°, a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
The initial climb commenced one mile east of Bensenville, Illinois, where the airplane rose from 1,612 ft asl to 33,972 ft asl, an altitude gain of 32,360 ft achieved in fifteen minutes while covering eighty-nine nautical miles.
Cruise flight began two miles south-east of Prophetstown, Illinois, and was maintained for fifty-three minutes, during which the aircraft traversed three hundred thirty-eight nautical miles at level altitude.
A second climb segment started three miles south of Friend, Nebraska; the aircraft increased altitude from 34,001 ft asl to 36,002 ft asl, a gain of 2,001 ft in four minutes, covering twenty-two nautical miles.
The next cruise phase originated five miles south-east of Sutton, Nebraska, lasting fifty-seven minutes and encompassing three hundred forty-one nautical miles of level flight.
Descent began one mile north-west of Bow Mar, Colorado, with the airplane descending from 36,000 ft asl to 8,642 ft asl, a loss of 27,358 ft over nineteen minutes while covering one hundred four nautical miles.
On final approach to runway 15 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field), the aircraft descended from 1,543 ft agl to 192 ft agl in ninety-nine seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 15 was executed with a threshold speed of 127 kt; touchdown occurred at 124 kt after a distance of 352 m, with a touchdown rate of minus 249 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Local weather at the time was 14 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 140°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 7 kt head-wind. The total landing distance measured 1,428 m, representing 59 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment remained perfect throughout the deceleration phase following touchdown.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in one minute, covering less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 902 nm, required 161 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 0 kg of fuel.
The Embraer E175 completed a stabilised approach to runway 15 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, with the 1,000 ft gate confirming gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits; the descent from 1,543 ft agl to 192 ft agl was achieved in 99 seconds and the approach earned full marks on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 127 kt, setting the stage for a controlled flare.
Touchdown occurred 352 m down the runway at a speed of 124 kt, which was judged good; the vertical rate of -249 fpm was rated fair, while runway-touchdown alignment was perfect and the total landing distance measured 1,428 m, representing 59 % of the 2,438 m runway.
During rollout the aircraft maintained perfect alignment along the centreline to the end of the runway.
To refine an already strong performance, attention should be given to moderating the flare to reduce the -249 fpm sink rate and achieve a smoother touchdown, while preserving the excellent alignment and speed control already demonstrated.
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