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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,425 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 528 m past the threshold — beyond 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 27 at Kamloops John E. Fulton Regional Airport (CYKA) in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The takeoff distance was 1,159 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 136 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of CYKA, rising from an altitude of 2,167 feet above sea level to 13,004 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,837 feet in just 4 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 14 miles east of Ashcroft, British Columbia. This cruise phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 80 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 17 miles east of Hope, British Columbia, descending from 12,587 feet above sea level to 7,047 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,540 feet in 5 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 18 miles southeast of Hope, British Columbia. This cruise phase lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, rising from 7,192 feet above sea level to 10,869 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,676 feet in 2 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 18 miles west of Princeton, British Columbia. This cruise phase lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 64 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 10 miles east of Logan Lake, British Columbia. This descent saw the aircraft drop from 11,001 feet above sea level to 1,925 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,076 feet in 5 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at CYKA was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 280.0 degrees at an altitude of 764 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 2,425 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 109 knots.
The touchdown point was 97 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 98 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -60 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The total landing distance was 1,292 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 201 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 1,720 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Kamloops John E. Fulton Regional Airport (CYKA) with a score of 98.1%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 280.0° at 1 nautical mile and 764 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a precise course for runway 27, which has a length of 2,425 meters.
Upon touchdown, the threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 109 knots. This minor deviation from the ideal speed did not seem to affect the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown point was 97 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 98 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, but the touchdown rate of -60 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also spot on, indicating that the aircraft was well under control throughout the landing process. The total landing distance was 1,292 meters, which is 53% of the runway length. Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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