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Track the centreline on final
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 for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,818 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 271 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight was conducted in a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft. Taxiing from the parking area to the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 14 at NCAI Aitutaki Airport, with a takeoff distance of 287 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 71 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of the flight were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 92 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The pilot entered the left-hand pattern from runway 14, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 14 seconds. The left-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in 25 seconds, covering a similar distance.
The pilot then proceeded to the downwind turn, which involved a turn of 45 degrees at an angle of 98.5 degrees to the runway. This leg of the pattern covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 2 nautical miles in 61 seconds. The base leg turn was completed in 1 nautical mile, with an angle of 11.6 degrees to the runway.
The final approach to runway 14 was made from the north-west, with a heading of 109.0 degrees at an altitude of 434 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was conducted on runway 14, which had a length of 1,818 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 72 knots.
The touchdown distance was good, covering a distance of 271 meters. The touchdown speed was 55 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was excellent, with a rate of -70 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.7 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at the start of the flight, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 92 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total flight distance was 6 nautical miles, which was covered in 5 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche successfully landed at NCAI Aitutaki Airport, achieving a score of 91.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 109.0° at 1 nautical mile and 434 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 28°C, with a moderate wind blowing at 13 knots from a direction of 92°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 72 knots, registering at 72 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 271 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 55 kt was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -70 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's descent.
Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centreline, this was not considered a significant deviation. Overall, the landing was executed safely and efficiently, with the pilot demonstrating a high level of skill and control.
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