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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 2,000 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,000 m of the 4,500 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 418 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from San Miguel Jaltocan, the Douglas DC-6A began its climb at 8,524 ft asl, reaching 15,866 ft asl after 5 minutes and 17 nm, an ascent of 7,342 ft. The aircraft entered level cruise 2 miles northwest of Santa Isabel Ixtapan, maintaining altitude for 33 minutes over 141 nm. A descent commenced 1 mile north of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, lowering the aircraft from 15,566 ft to 11,195 ft in 5 minutes and 22 nm, a descent of 4,371 ft.
The DC-6A then entered a brief cruise overhead Benito Juarez, lasting 7 minutes and covering 25 nm. A subsequent descent began over Ojo de Agua, dropping from 10,731 ft to 8,357 ft in 4 minutes and 12 nm, a descent of 2,374 ft. The final approach to runway 22 at MMSM Aeropuerto Internacional General Felipe Ángeles was conducted from the northeast, heading 228.0° at 2 nm and 979 ft agl. Landing occurred on a 3,026 m runway; the threshold height exceeded the target, while the threshold speed was 97 kt, slightly below target. Touchdown took place 112 m beyond the touchdown zone at 94 kt, with a touchdown rate of -198 fpm. The touchdown position was misaligned by 203.1 m from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 202.4 m from centreline. Total landing distance was 2,029 m, representing 67 % of the runway.
After touchdown, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering 1 nm. The entire flight covered 226 nm, consumed 951 kg of fuel, and was conducted in a 21 °C environment with an 8 kt wind from 330°, including an 8 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
The final approach to runway 22 at MMSM Aeropuerto Internacional General Felipe Ángeles was conducted from the north east, with the aircraft heading 228.0° at 2 nm and 979 ft AGL. The touchdown occurred 112 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 94 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 198 fpm. The touchdown point was excessively misaligned by 203.1 m from the runway centreline.
The aircraft landed on runway 22, which has a length of 3,026 m. The threshold height was well above target, while the threshold speed was a little below target at 97 kt. The total landing distance was 2,029 m, representing 67 % of the runway. Runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 202.4 m from the centreline. Local weather conditions were 21 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 330°, a crosswind of 8 kt and a tailwind of 1 kt.
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