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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,956 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 565 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 208B taxied from the parking area to runway 27 at LFBE Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, a movement that lasted 11 minutes and covered 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 27, using a take-off distance of 1,097 m which represented 56 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 77 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 34 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 269°, giving a headwind component of 9 kt and a cross-wind component of 1 kt.
During the left-hand pattern the aircraft entered the circuit from runway 27, flying 1 nm in 17 seconds. The cross-wind leg covered less than 1 nm in 26 seconds. The downwind turn spanned 2 nm with a 45-degree angle to the runway and a heading change to 60.5°. The downwind leg itself was 2 nm long and was completed in 70 seconds. The base turn also measured 2 nm with a 45-degree angle to the runway, followed by a base leg of less than 1 nm completed in 21 seconds. The final turn was less than 1 nm and took 36 seconds. The final approach to runway 27 was from the east on a heading of 274.0°, commencing at 1 nm and 289 ft agl.
Landing was executed on runway 27, whose total length is 1,956 m. The threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was recorded as 74 kt. Touchdown occurred 132 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 64 kt, a vertical speed of minus 35 fpm, and a very good runway alignment. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 35 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 269°, providing a headwind component of 7 kt and a cross-wind component of 1 kt.
In total the flight covered 11 nm, required 9 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 24 kg of fuel.
Cessna 208B executed the final approach to runway 27 at LFBE Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport from the east, maintaining a heading of 274.0 ° at 1 nm and 289 ft AGL. Local weather was 35 °C with wind 7 kt from 269 °, giving a 1 kt crosswind component and a 7 kt headwind component.
At threshold the height of 56 ft AGL was slightly above target and the threshold speed was too high at 74 kt.
Touchdown occurred 132 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 64 kt, described as a little fast, while the vertical rate was perfect at -35 fpm and runway alignment was very good.
To convert the high score into an even tighter performance, reduce the approach speed to meet the target and adjust the flare to achieve touchdown within the designated zone. This will align the touchdown point with the aim point and further optimise speed management.
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