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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: centreline 2.4° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,660 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 514 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 152 taxied from the parking area to runway 31 at FJDG Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 31, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 66 kt and left the ground after traveling 483 m, which represented 13 % of the runway length; ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, giving a 1 kt headwind and a 1 kt cross-wind component.
The climb commenced overhead the airport, rising from 1,029 ft asl to 1,913 ft asl - an increase of 885 ft - in 1 minute while covering 1 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile north-west of the field, lasted 2 minutes and extended for 3 nm.
Descent started 2 miles west of the airport, with the aircraft descending from 2,071 ft asl to 1,386 ft asl - a loss of 685 ft - over 2 minutes and a distance of 2 nm.
A second cruise phase originated 1 mile south-west of the field, persisted for 5 minutes and covered 5 nm.
On final approach to runway 31, the aircraft descended from 411 ft agl to 58 ft agl in 69 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates criteria.
Landing was executed on runway 31, whose total length is 3,660 m; the threshold speed was slightly below target at 50 kt. Touchdown occurred 68 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 36 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 27 fpm and a lateral offset of 4.7 m from the centreline. The total landing roll measured 768 m, representing 21 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, traveling less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 15 nm, required 19 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 0 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 31 at FJDG Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility was conducted in a descent from 411 ft agl to 58 ft agl over 69 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft maintained a good threshold height, while the threshold speed was a little below target at 50 kt. The aircraft achieved a touchdown speed of 36 kt, which was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 68 m beyond the touchdown zone with a perfect vertical rate of minus 27 fpm. The touchdown point was laterally offset by 4.7 m from the centreline.
Rollout alignment was very good; the aircraft travelled a total landing distance of 768 m, representing 21 % of the 3 660 m runway.
To tighten performance, aim to reach the exact target threshold speed rather than a slightly low value and adjust the flare to place touchdown within the designated zone, while refining lateral control to keep the touchdown point within a few metres of the centreline.
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