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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.
Side view — the last 1,047 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,047 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 356 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a PC-12, then departed from runway 32 at NTGA Anaa Airport in the Iles Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia. The takeoff distance was 498 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 96 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 179 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 10 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of NTGA Anaa Airport, rising from an altitude of 894 feet above sea level to 10,295 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,401 feet, in just 5 minutes and covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 26 miles northeast of NTGA Anaa Airport and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent from an altitude of 10,297 feet above sea level to 2,052 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,245 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 71 nautical miles. This descent phase started 34 miles south of NTKT Katiu Airport.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 24 miles northeast of NTGM Makemo Airport and lasted for 17 minutes, covering a distance of 139 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 07 at NTGB Fangatau Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 81.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,759 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 07 at NTGB Fangatau Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 80 knots and a distance of 356 meters. The touchdown rate was perfect at -49 feet per minute, but the touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 11 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 584 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 275 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 34 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 356 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The PC-12 aircraft successfully landed at NTGB Fangatau Airport, achieving a score of 92.6%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 81.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,759 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 1,047 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 90 knots. However, the touchdown distance was good at 356 meters, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 80 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -49 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, demonstrating a well-executed landing.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and wind speeds of 14 knots at 11°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 584 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that caused the initial touchdown position to be off-center.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with speed and alignment. The pilot's ability to maintain control and execute a smooth touchdown was evident, but there is room for improvement in terms of speed and alignment during the landing phase.
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