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Hold the approach speed
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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 398 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 398 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 173 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Cessna 408 SkyCourier Cargo, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LF15 Crottet-Le Bief ULM. This process took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then took off from runway 19, with a takeoff distance of 234 meters, which was 125% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 60 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 196 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Crottet, a town in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 978 feet above sea level to 23,852 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,875 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 54 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles north-east of Bellefontaine, a town in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region of France. This cruise phase lasted for 80 minutes and covered a distance of 413 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile north-west of Sieghartskirchen, a town in the Niederoesterreich region of Austria. During this descent, the aircraft descended from 23,442 feet above sea level to 7,667 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,775 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, this time starting 4 miles east of LZMC Malacky/Kuchyňa Air Base Kuchyňa in Bratislava, Slovakia. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 4 miles north of LZDV Dubová Airstrip Dubová in Bratislava, Slovakia. During this descent, the aircraft descended from 7,521 feet above sea level to 1,648 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,873 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, this time starting 2 miles south-east of LZPS Letisko Šalgovce-Orešany Piestany in Nitra, Slovakia. This cruise phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 03 at LZNR Ludanice Airstrip, heading 41.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 712 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 03 at LZNR Ludanice Airstrip, which had a length of 398 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 80 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 170 meters, with a touchdown speed of 77 knots and a touchdown rate of -162 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 23 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 277 meters, which was 70% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 554 nautical miles, taking 143 minutes, and the aircraft used 771 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a Cessna 408 SkyCourier Cargo, successfully landed at the LZNR Ludanice Airstrip, achieving a score of 88.3%. The final approach to runway 03 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 41.0° at an altitude of 712 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, and the pilot maintained a threshold speed of 80 knots. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory, measuring 170 meters. The touchdown speed was recorded at 77 knots, and the touchdown rate was good at -162 feet per minute (fpm). However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft being 3.7 meters off-centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 23°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 277 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway length.
Despite the slight deviation in touchdown position, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision.
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