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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, rather than letting it stop or relax.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it at 143 fpm, and the touchdown followed long at 2,035 ft against a 1,500 ft target. Sink returning late in the flare usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Watch the sink rate in the flare, holding it smooth all the way to touchdown rather than letting 143 fpm return.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 1.0° off, against a 1° limit and speed 6 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 87 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,766 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,035 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cirrus Vision SF50 taxied from the parking area to runway 26R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 94 kt and became airborne after traveling 2,663 ft, which represented 20 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 102 °F with a wind of 4 kt from 260 °, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind component.
The climb commenced overhead KLAS, climbing from 3,200 ft asl to 30,609 ft asl-a gain of 27,409 ft-over 23 minutes while covering 83 nm.
Level cruise began 5 miles south of 1G4 Grand Canyon West Peach Springs (Arizona, United States) and continued for 50 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 271 nm.
Descent was initiated 5 miles north of KTHO Thoreau Airport (New Mexico, United States), descending from 30,993 ft asl to 6,495 ft asl, a loss of 24,498 ft, in 18 minutes and traversing 86 nm.
The final approach to runway 08 at KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport was executed from the west, on a heading of 90.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,174 ft agl.
Landing on runway 08, which measures 12,766 ft, was achieved with a threshold speed of 82 kt; the touchdown point occurred 612 ft beyond the touchdown zone, the aircraft touched down at 68 kt, and the vertical speed was minus 97 fpm, with perfect runway-alignment.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 3,078 ft, representing 24 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout remained perfect.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 450 nm, took 104 minutes, and consumed 693 lbs of fuel.
The Cirrus Vision SF50 completed a final approach to runway 08 at KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport from the west, tracking a heading of 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,174 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the overall score was 96.5%.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 82 kt, noted as slightly below target. The flare was executed with the aircraft aligned for touchdown and the runway environment was clear.
Touchdown occurred 612 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 68 kt, described as good, and a touchdown rate of minus 97 fpm, rated excellent. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Rollout used a total landing distance of 3,078 ft, representing 24 % of the 12,766 ft runway, and runway rollout alignment remained perfect throughout the deceleration.
To refine future performances, aim to achieve the published threshold speed more precisely and monitor the 8-kt tailwind component to ensure it does not affect the touchdown point. Maintaining the current alignment and rate will preserve the high overall score.
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