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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,650 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 238 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Calgary / Springbank Airport (CYBW), the Mooney Ovation M20R began its journey with a taxiing period of 10 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. Runway 35 was selected for departure, and the aircraft lifted off after a takeoff distance of 2,758 feet, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 79 knots, achieved in a headwind of 6 knots and a crosswind of 35 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to 11,750 feet above sea level, it covered a distance of 17 nautical miles in 10 minutes, demonstrating a steady ascent. The enroute climb phase was followed by several level cruise segments, with the longest lasting 164 minutes and covering 139 nautical miles. The aircraft also underwent multiple descent phases, with the steepest descent from 12,503 feet to 10,307 feet in 3 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 16 at Kelowna International Airport (CYLW) was initiated from the north, with a heading of 192.0° at 4 nautical miles and 2,046 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 16 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 223 feet and a touchdown speed of 64 knots. The touchdown rate was also within acceptable limits at -160 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 57 feet from the centreline. The total landing distance was 473 feet, accounting for 6% of the runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 234 nautical miles, with a flight time of 120 minutes and a fuel consumption of 4 pounds.
The final approach to runway 16 at CYLW Kelowna International Airport from the north was executed with a heading of 192.0° at 4 nm and 2,046 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 63 kt, indicating a minor deviation from the desired landing speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good characteristics, with a touchdown distance of 223 ft and a touchdown speed of 64 kt. The touchdown rate of -160 fpm was also within acceptable limits. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 57 ft from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 66 °F and wind at 21 kt from 200°, resulted in a crosswind of 9 kt and a headwind of 19 kt.
The total landing distance of 473 ft was 6% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 56 ft from the centreline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position. Overall, the landing performance scored 88.9%, reflecting a good but not exceptional execution of the landing.
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