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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 428 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Vision Jet taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KTEX Telluride Regional Airport, a process that took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 27, with a takeoff distance of 3,193 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 96 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 62°F temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead KTEX Telluride Regional Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 9,450 feet above sea level to 19,963 feet, an increase of 10,513 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile southwest of 7CO2 Hawkins Ranch Airport, lasting 24 minutes and covering 76 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 4 miles northeast of Basalt, Colorado, descending from 19,458 feet to 9,168 feet, a decrease of 10,290 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 160.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,432 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 15 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 429 feet, which was good, but the touchdown speed of 76 knots was fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -472 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 42 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 59°F temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 933 feet, which accounted for 13% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 46 feet from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 116 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 48 minutes, with the aircraft using 342 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) on runway 15, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 160.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,432 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
However, the threshold speed was significantly above the target speed, reaching 80 knots. This may indicate that the pilot may have been applying too much power or not enough braking during the approach. The touchdown distance of 429 feet was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown speed of 76 knots was faster than desired. This could have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -472 feet per minute, which is a concern for the safety of the aircraft and its occupants.
Another area of concern was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 42 feet from the centreline. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, and there was no headwind.
The total landing distance of 933 feet was within 13% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 46 feet from the centreline, which may indicate that the pilot did not fully control the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, there are areas for improvement in terms of speed management, touchdown rate, and runway alignment. These issues should be addressed to ensure safe and efficient operations.
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