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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 1,193 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,193 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 445 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 Skyhawk, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at BIHN Hornafjörður Airport. This process took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 18, and the takeoff distance was 293 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 55 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 0°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots blowing at an angle of 28°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead BIHN Hornafjörður Airport Höfn. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 242 feet above sea level to 2,683 feet, an increase of 2,441 feet, in just 4 minutes while covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 35 nautical miles. This phase began 5 miles west of Höfn. The final approach to runway 26 at BIFM Fagurhólsmýri Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading at 256.0° at an altitude of 1,728 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 26 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 44 knots and a distance of 443 meters. The touchdown rate was perfect at 61 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots blowing at an angle of 29°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 856 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 45 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 29 minutes. The aircraft used 2 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Skyhawk successfully landed at BIFM Fagurhólsmýri Airport, achieving a score of 90.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 256.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,728 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning the aircraft with the runway threshold.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 26, which has a length of 1,193 meters. The threshold height at 58 feet agl was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was satisfactory at 58 knots. The touchdown distance of 443 meters was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 44 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of 61 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 29°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the tailwind component was also 6 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
However, the total landing distance of 856 meters was 72% of the runway length, which may be considered slightly long. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centreline. Despite these minor deviations, the overall performance of the Cessna Skyhawk was satisfactory, and the pilot demonstrated good control and precision during the landing.
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