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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 1,070 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,070 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 299 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 approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 21L at KPDK DeKalb Peachtree Airport. The takeoff distance was 661 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 130 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 220 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile east of Brookhaven, Georgia, and ascended from an altitude of 2,015 feet above sea level to 43,364 feet above sea level, an increase of 41,348 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 97 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 6 miles northwest of Riverside, Alabama, and lasted for 209 minutes, covering a distance of 1,499 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent approximately 4 miles south of Yucca Valley, California, and descended from 43,631 feet above sea level to 1,570 feet above sea level, a decrease of 42,060 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport was made from the east, heading 268.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,504 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25, which had a length of 1,070 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 115 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 298 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 105 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 767 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,691 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 258 minutes. The aircraft used 2,305 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport, achieving a score of 96.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 268.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,504 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 115 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind conditions or pilot input. The touchdown distance of 298 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and slow down effectively. However, the touchdown speed of 105 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown relatively well. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 290°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions were relatively favorable for landing, and the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 767 meters was 72% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to various factors such as pilot input or aircraft performance.
Overall, the Cessna Longitude's landing at KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport was successful, with a score of 96.4%. While there were some minor issues with touchdown speed and runway rollout alignment, the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown, and the landing was considered good overall.
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