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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,356 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 458 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 24 at NTTE Tetiaroa Airport, where the aircraft, a PC-12, took off with a takeoff distance of 491 meters, which was 68% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 94 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 272 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and an 11-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of NTTE Tetiaroa Airport, rising from an altitude of 955 feet above sea level to 12,514 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,558 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 11 miles southeast of the airport and lasted for 30 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 409 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 33 miles southeast of NTGH Hikueru Airport, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 12,466 feet above sea level to 5,044 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,422 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 36 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started again 37 miles west of NTTO Hao Airport and lasted for 9 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 38 nautical miles.
The final descent phase began 1 mile southeast of NTTO Hao Airport, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 4,993 feet above sea level to 1,659 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,335 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 30 at NTTO Hao Airport from the southeast, heading 315.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,644 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 30 at NTTO Hao Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 457 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 76 knots was slightly above the target speed, and the touchdown rate of -78 feet per minute was excellent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 290 degrees, resulting in a 6-knot crosswind and a 14-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 755 meters, which was 22% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took just 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 505 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes, during which the aircraft used 500 kilograms of fuel.
The PC-12 aircraft successfully landed on runway 30 at NTTO Hao Airport, achieving a score of 95.7%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 315.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,644 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was precise, with a good threshold height and a slightly above-target threshold speed of 88 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 457 meters, which is considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 76 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking or reverse thrust to slow down the aircraft. The touchdown rate of -78 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from 290°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. These conditions did not appear to have significantly impacted the landing, with the aircraft maintaining a perfect runway touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance of 755 meters was 22% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft performing well in terms of distance and alignment.
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