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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 500 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 500 ft gate: glideslope 5.7° against the runway's 3° and centreline 7.2° 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 1,551 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 198 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Lincoln Airport (KLNK), the Black Square Caravan Professional (Cargopod) Ethno initiated its takeoff roll on runway 36. The aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 71 kt, clearing the runway threshold in 310 meters, which represented 8% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 22 °C and a wind speed of 16 kt from 300°, resulting in a crosswind of 14 kt and a headwind of 8 kt.
As the aircraft climbed away from KLNK, it transitioned to an enroute climb, ascending from 1,353 ft asl to 6,912 ft asl over a distance of 14 nm in 7 minutes. The climb profile was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with a total ascent of 5,559 ft. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 6,912 ft asl for 31 minutes while covering a distance of 86 nm. The cruise phase was punctuated by a series of enroute descents and level cruises, with the aircraft descending from 6,995 ft asl to 4,571 ft asl in 3 minutes, covering 10 nm, and then resuming a level cruise 3 miles north-east of Hoyt, Kansas.
The final approach to runway 31 at Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP) was initiated from the south-east, with the aircraft descending from 1,013 ft agl to touch down on the runway. The landing was characterized by a touchdown speed of 72 kt and a touchdown distance of 196 m, which represented 43% of the runway's length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.1 m. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, completing a total flight distance of 139 nm in 63 minutes and consuming 171 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 31 at KTOP Philip Billard Municipal Airport from the south east was executed with good quality, characterized by a stable and controlled descent. At 2 nm and 1,013 ft agl, the aircraft was aligned with the runway heading of 286.0 °, setting up for a smooth touchdown. The threshold height was satisfactory, allowing for a controlled approach.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 196 m, with a touchdown speed of 72 kt. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -227 fpm, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal rate. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the fair touchdown rate. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 22 °C and a headwind of 16 kt, were favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 673 m, which accounted for 43% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 93.0%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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