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Reduce power earlier on approach to be at 117 kt by the stabilisation gate, not just by the threshold.
What happened: The approach was too fast at the stabilisation gate, crossing the threshold at 121 kt against a VREF of 117 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 117 kt at the stabilisation gate.
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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.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 in the score
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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 six 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 1,000 ft gate: glideslope 4.4° against the runway's 3° and speed 51 kt FAST on the reference speed of 117 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,537 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and speed 38 kt FAST on the reference speed of 117 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,938 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 334 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at LIEO Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport in eight minutes, covering approximately one nautical mile.
During the departure roll on runway 23, the Cessna 750 Citation X used 750 m of runway, representing 31 % of the available length, and rotated at 126 kt. Ambient conditions were 25 °C with a wind of 17 kt from 240°, providing a 17 kt headwind and a 1 kt cross-wind component.
Climb commenced one mile southwest of LIEO, where the aircraft accelerated from 997 ft asl to 37 000 ft asl, an altitude gain of 36 002 ft achieved in 18 minutes while covering 127 nm.
Level cruise began 16 miles south of Capoliveri and continued for 15 minutes, during which the flight covered 117 nm at cruise altitude.
Descent was initiated three miles northwest of Borgo Tossignano, with the aircraft descending from 36 991 ft asl to 1 912 ft asl, a loss of 35 079 ft over 20 minutes and a distance of 122 nm.
The final approach to runway 09 at LDPL Pula Airport reduced altitude from 1 807 ft agl to 19 ft agl in 90 seconds.
Landing on runway 09 was performed on a 2 938 m runway; the threshold speed was recorded at 122 kt. Touchdown occurred 334 m down the runway at 111 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 270 fpm. Alignment on touchdown and during rollout was perfect, and the total landing distance measured 1 027 m, equivalent to 35 % of the runway. Weather at the time was 22 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 090°, providing a 10 kt headwind and no cross-wind.
After landing, the aircraft rolled out with perfect alignment before taxiing back to the parking area, a movement that lasted three minutes and covered less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 374 nm, required 63 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 1 014 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 13 at LDZD Zadar Airport from the north west was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 135.0° at 3 nautical miles and 842 feet above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 65 knots, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 254 meters, and the touchdown speed of 62 knots was also within the desired parameters.
The touchdown characteristics were firm, with a rate of -370 feet per minute, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind of 1 knot at 270°, contributed to a smooth and stable approach. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 1 knot each, further enhancing the approach stability.
The rollout phase was equally impressive, with the aircraft maintaining perfect alignment on the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 443 meters, which accounted for only 18% of the runway length, was a testament to the pilot's skill and the aircraft's performance. Overall, the landing was scored at 96.1%, reflecting the high level of proficiency and control demonstrated throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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