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Get the gear down sooner
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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,161 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 327 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 20 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an SR22, then departed from runway 16 at KIFP Laughlin Bullhead International Airport. The takeoff distance was 229 meters, which accounted for 9% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 67 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at 161 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Bullhead City, Arizona. The climb took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,733 feet above sea level to 10,277 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,544 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 7 miles southwest of Golden Valley, Arizona. This cruise phase lasted for 36 minutes and covered a distance of 103 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time starting 15 miles west of KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport. The climb took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 9,907 feet above sea level to 14,967 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,060 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport. This cruise phase lasted for 27 minutes and covered a distance of 84 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 6 miles west of 38AZ Peabody Bedard Field Kayenta. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 14,351 feet above sea level to 7,030 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,321 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 6 miles southwest of Kayenta. This cruise phase lasted for only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead 0V7 Kayenta. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile, with the aircraft descending from 6,554 feet above sea level to 5,900 feet above sea level, a decrease of 655 feet.
The final approach to runway 23 at 0V7 Kayenta was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 245.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 197 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 76 knots. The touchdown distance was 325 meters, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -25 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 273 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,161 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 239 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 94 minutes. The aircraft used 81 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The SR22 aircraft successfully landed at 0V7 Kayenta from the north east, heading 245.0° at 1 nm and 197 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot demonstrated a high level of proficiency in navigating the aircraft to the runway, with a final approach speed of 82 kt, which is considered optimal for a safe touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired at 76 kt, but the touchdown rate of -25 fpm was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown distance of 325 m was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and altitude during the landing phase.
However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position or a minor drift during the approach. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.1 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight overcorrection or a minor loss of control during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 7 °C and a wind speed of 8 kt at 273°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 kt, while the headwind component was 7 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
Overall, the pilot demonstrated a high level of skill and proficiency in landing the SR22 aircraft at 0V7 Kayenta, with a score of 92.8%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance, the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and altitude during the landing phase was impressive, and the landing was considered safe and successful.
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