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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 1,762 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,762 m of the 4,500 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 467 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from MMDO Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria, the Douglas DC-6A taxied for 15 minutes over 3 nm before rolling out on runway 03. The takeoff run measured 1 578 m, representing 54 % of the available runway, and the aircraft achieved liftoff speed of 105 kt. Weather at departure was 31 °C with a 4 kt wind from 100°, producing a 3 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
The climb commenced 3 mi northeast of MMDO, rising from 7 065 ft to 16 695 ft in 10 min while covering 33 nm. After a cruise of 80 min over 317 nm, the descent began 5 mi northeast of Polotitlan de la Ilustracion, dropping from 17 003 ft to 9 038 ft in 9 min across 37 nm. A brief 9-min cruise at 26 nm followed before the final approach to runway 04 at MMSM Aeropuerto Internacional General Felipe Ángeles. The approach was from the southwest at 49.0° heading, 4 nm out and 996 ft AGL. Touchdown occurred before the threshold at 118 kt, with a descent rate of -238 fpm and a touchdown position misaligned by 202.6 m from the centreline. The landing roll covered 1 173 m, 34 % of the runway, and the runway alignment was misaligned by 207.4 m from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied back to the parking area in 5 min over 1 nm. The entire flight spanned 425 nm, lasted 124 min, and consumed 1 984 kg of fuel.
Final approach to runway 04 at MMSM Aeropuerto Internacional General Felipe Ángeles was conducted from the southwest, with the aircraft heading 49.0° at 4 nm and 996 ft agl. The touchdown occurred before the threshold, at a speed of 118 kt, which was noted as fast. The touchdown rate was recorded as -238 fpm, described as fair. The touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 202.6 m from the runway centreline.
The aircraft landed on a total distance of 1,173 m, representing 34 % of the runway length. Runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned, by 207.4 m from the centreline. Local weather conditions were 20 °C with a wind of 19 kt from 50°, providing a crosswind of 0 kt and a headwind of 19 kt.
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