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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,179 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,179 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 204 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departure from Monument Valley Airport, UT25, commenced with a roll on runway 16 at 25 minutes past the hour. The Edgley Optica aircraft accelerated down the 375-meter runway, utilizing 32% of its available length, before lifting off at a speed of 58 knots. Local weather conditions presented a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 16 knots from 232 degrees, resulting in a 14-knot crosswind and an 8-knot headwind.
Following a brief enroute level cruise phase, which lasted 11 minutes and covered 15 nautical miles, the aircraft initiated an enroute climb from 5,763 feet above sea level to 6,336 feet, a gain of 573 feet in 2 minutes. This climb phase was followed by a second enroute level cruise, which lasted 5 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began a descent from 6,417 feet to 5,927 feet, a decrease of 490 feet in 2 minutes. A final enroute level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles, preceded a descent from 5,775 feet to 5,293 feet, a decrease of 482 feet in 2 minutes.
The Edgley Optica completed its flight, covering a total distance of 27 nautical miles in 24 minutes, without utilizing any fuel. The aircraft's performance was notable for its efficient use of runway length and its ability to maintain a stable flight path despite the prevailing wind conditions. The flight's various phases demonstrated the aircraft's capabilities in terms of climb and descent rates, as well as its ability to maintain a steady level cruise.
The Edgley Optica, scored 91.8%, entered the final approach to runway 16 at UT25 Monument Valley Airport from the north, flying a heading of 180.0° at 1 nm and 566 ft agl. Local weather was 31 °C with wind 29 kt from 237°, providing a cross-wind component of 26 kt and a head-wind component of 13 kt.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was slightly below target at 45 kt.
Touchdown occurred 202 m down the runway, with a touchdown speed of 44 kt that was a little fast, a touchdown rate of -26 fpm that was perfect, and runway touchdown alignment that was perfect.
Fine-tune speed control to achieve the target threshold speed and reduce touchdown speed marginally, while maintaining the current alignment and rate performance.
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