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Track the centreline on final
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 1,529 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 185 m touchdown sits inside 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 20 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) in Portugal. The takeoff distance was 430 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 122 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 200°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 21 knots. The aircraft climbed to a height of 40,364 feet above sea level, an increase of 38,975 feet from the initial altitude of 1,389 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started overhead Charneca, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which began 2 miles east of Odemira, a location in the Distrito de Beja, Portugal. This phase lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 45 miles south of Olhao, a location in the Distrito de Faro, Portugal. The descent from 39,749 feet to 3,992 feet took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles south east of the AG16 Amphibious Ready Group - Gibraltar Strait, a location in Andalusia, Spain. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, which started 5 miles west of Benzu, a location in Ceuta, Spain. The descent from 3,978 feet to 1,519 feet took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south east of Algeciras, a location in Andalusia, Spain. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport, which was located to the south west. The aircraft was heading at an angle of 54.0° and was at an altitude of 363 feet above ground level, 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 09 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 182 meters and a touchdown speed of 95 knots. The touchdown rate was also good at -157 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 120°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 744 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 289 nautical miles, which was covered in 56 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 748 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at Gibraltar Airport, achieving a score of 90.0%. The final approach to runway 09 was initiated from the south west, with a heading of 54.0° at 1 nautical mile and 363 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing safely on the runway.
The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 1,529 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 101 knots, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal approach speed. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 182 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 95 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -157 feet per minute (fpm) was also reported as good, indicating a controlled descent and a smooth landing. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the approach procedure in the future.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 120°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly below-target threshold speed.
The total landing distance of 744 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the rollout phase and did not require any significant corrections to maintain alignment with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases. However, some minor deviations from the ideal approach speed and touchdown position may require some adjustments to the approach procedure in the future.
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