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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,831 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 266 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 06 at 4N1 Greenwood Lake, a small airfield located in New Jersey, United States. The takeoff distance was 343 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 61 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. The enroute climb started overhead 4N1 Greenwood Lake, with the aircraft ascending from 1,262 feet above sea level to 2,370 feet above sea level, a total increase of 1,108 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Ringwood, New Jersey, and lasted for 5 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 6 nautical miles. The flight then entered a series of enroute level cruises and descents, with the first descent starting overhead Airmont, New York, where the aircraft descended from 3,309 feet above sea level to 2,061 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,248 feet in 3 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The next enroute level cruise began overhead Midland Park, New Jersey, and lasted for 5 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 9 nautical miles. The subsequent descent started overhead Clifton, New Jersey, where the aircraft descended from 1,954 feet above sea level to 704 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,249 feet in 3 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, KTEB Teterboro Airport, it began its final approach to runway 06 from the southwest, heading 48.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 700 feet above ground level. However, the pilot decided to execute a go-around at 611 feet above ground level.
The aircraft then re-entered the final approach and landed on runway 06, which had a length of 1,831 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 65 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 265 meters, and the touchdown speed was 54 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was excellent at -52 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 33 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 30 minutes. The aircraft used 12 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at KTEB Teterboro Airport, achieving a score of 92.7%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 48.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 700 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was precise, with a good threshold height, indicating that the pilot maintained a safe altitude before touching down.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 06 at a speed of 65 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed. However, this was not a significant deviation, and the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft. The touchdown distance of 265 meters was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed.
The touchdown speed of 54 knots was good, indicating that the pilot was able to slow the aircraft down effectively before touching down. The touchdown rate of -52 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, showing that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and avoid any hard landings.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. However, this was not a significant issue, and the pilot was still able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were mild, with a temperature of 15°C. This was a favorable condition for the landing, as it allowed the pilot to maintain a safe speed and control the aircraft's descent effectively. Overall, the pilot's performance was good, and the landing was successful.
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