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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 14,056 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,379 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Vision Jet, then departed from runway 22 at VETJ Tezu, with a takeoff distance of 2,408 feet, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 96 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started 1 mile north of Tezu, in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, India, and ascended from 1,412 feet above sea level to 26,934 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,522 feet, in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 26 miles southeast of Khonsa, also in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, India, and lasted for 44 minutes, covering 225 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 26 miles northeast of Shwebo, in the Sagaing Region, Myanmar, and descended from 26,868 feet above sea level to 2,064 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,803 feet, in 19 minutes, covering 66 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 17 at VYMD Mandalay International Airport was made from the north, heading 170.0 degrees, at 4 nautical miles and 1,743 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 17 at VYMD Mandalay International Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,372 feet, which was good. The touchdown speed was 65 knots, also good, and the touchdown rate was -159 feet per minute, which was good as well. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 180 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 13-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 4,452 feet, which was 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 375 nautical miles, taking 96 minutes, and the aircraft used 645 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed at VYMD Mandalay International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 17 was initiated from the north, heading 170.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,743 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 14,056 feet.
However, there were some discrepancies during the landing. The threshold height at 69 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 89 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been applying too much power or not enough braking during the approach.
On a positive note, the touchdown distance was good at 1,372 feet, and the touchdown speed of 65 knots was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -159 feet per minute (fpm) was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a miscalculation of the aircraft's position.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from 180°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 13 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing. The total landing distance was 4,452 feet, which is 32% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the same factors that caused the initial touchdown position to be off-centre. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement in terms of threshold height, threshold speed, and runway alignment.
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