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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 1,391 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,391 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 286 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 22 at NTGI Manihi Airport, where the aircraft, a PC-12, accelerated down the 640-meter runway, covering 49% of its length before taking off. The liftoff speed was 95 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 315 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of NTGI Manihi Airport, rising from an altitude of 873 feet above sea level to 10,346 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,473 feet, in just 3 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 12 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 30 minutes and covered a distance of 513 nautical miles, starting 13 miles south of NTGI Manihi Airport.
The enroute descent phase began 47 miles north of NTAV Raivavae Airport, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 10,203 feet above sea level to 1,512 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,691 feet, in 10 minutes. This descent phase covered a distance of 49 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 06 at NTAV Raivavae Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 69.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,492 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 06 at NTAV Raivavae Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 78 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown distance was good, covering 285 meters, or 49% of the runway length. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 167 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 9 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 578 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 48 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 625 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The PC-12 aircraft successfully landed at NTAV Raivavae Airport, achieving a high score of 95.3%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 69.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,492 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 06, which has a length of 1,391 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 87 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind resistance or the aircraft's performance characteristics.
The touchdown distance was good, measuring 285 meters, which is a reasonable distance considering the runway length. However, the touchdown speed of 78 knots was a little fast, which may have been due to the aircraft's momentum or the pilot's decision to touch down at a higher speed. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -143 feet per minute (fpm), which is a desirable characteristic for a safe landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 167°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 685 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop quickly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with a high score and good performance in various aspects. However, there were some minor issues, such as the slightly above-target threshold speed and the slightly fast touchdown speed.
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