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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,473 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,634 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 28 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 15 at KHYA Cape Cod Gateway Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,608 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 90 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 235 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Hyannis, Massachusetts, and involved a significant increase in altitude from 602 feet above sea level to 10,325 feet above sea level, a total increase of 9,723 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles north of Sagamore, Massachusetts, and lasted for 35 minutes, covering a distance of 280 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles southeast of Lodi, New York, and involved a decrease in altitude from 10,185 feet above sea level to 2,659 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 7,526 feet, in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The enroute descent was followed by another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles southwest of Dundee, New York, and lasted for just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 01 at KPEO Penn Yan Airport, which was located to the south, with a heading of 358.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 01 at KPEO Penn Yan Airport was successful, with a touchdown point located 1,201 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 71 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was fair at -257 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 334 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,653 feet, which accounted for 67% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 318 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 57 minutes, with a total fuel consumption of 1,893 pounds.
The Seastar aircraft successfully landed at KPEO Penn Yan Airport, achieving a score of 87.4%. The final approach to runway 01 was initiated from the south, with the aircraft heading 358.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold speed of 93 kt being maintained. The touchdown point was located 1,201 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 71 kt was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The aircraft's touchdown rate of -257 fpm was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot could have maintained a more gradual descent to reduce the impact on the aircraft. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 10 kt from 334°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 kt, while the headwind component was 9 kt, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 3,653 feet was 67% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for a safe stop. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot maintaining control throughout the rollout phase. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway rollout alignment to achieve a higher score.
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