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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,290 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 296 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 area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, then departed from runway 22 at RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport. The takeoff distance was 260 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 52 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 220 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Gabi, Central Visayas, Philippines, where the aircraft climbed from 566 feet above sea level to 963 feet, an increase of 397 feet in 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile northeast of Gabi and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then started another enroute climb 1 mile south of RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport, Lapu-Lapu City, Central Visayas, Philippines, where it climbed from 1,046 feet to 2,069 feet, an increase of 1,023 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile northeast of Gabi and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22 at RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport was made from the west, heading 155.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 1,735 feet above ground level. However, the pilot decided to execute a go-around at 1,512 feet above ground level. The landing was eventually made on runway 22, which had a length of 3,290 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 49 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 294 meters, and the touchdown speed was 44 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was also good at -155 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 219 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 3 knots.
The total flight distance was 10 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 27 minutes. The aircraft used 7 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Skyhawk successfully landed at RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport, achieving an impressive score of 82.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 155.0° at an altitude of 1,735 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 22, which has a length of 3,290 meters. The threshold height at 68 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed of 49 knots was a little below the target, suggesting that the aircraft was slowing down slightly earlier than expected.
The touchdown distance of 294 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to land smoothly and maintain control throughout the landing process. The touchdown speed of 44 knots was also good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to touch down at a safe and controlled speed. The touchdown rate of -155 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down rapidly and smoothly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. This is an important factor in ensuring a safe and controlled landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 219°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were likely to have contributed to the successful landing, as they provided a relatively calm and stable environment for the aircraft to operate in.
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