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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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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 612 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 612 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 191 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 172 taxied to runway 28L at EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield and commenced the departure roll; the takeoff run measured 415 m, representing 68 % of the available runway, and the aircraft lifted off at 66 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a 1 kt wind from 269°, no cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind.
A left-hand pattern entry was flown from runway 28L, covering less than 1 nm in 11 seconds.
The aircraft then executed a left-hand pattern crosswind segment, again less than 1 nm, this time requiring 38 seconds.
During the downwind turn the aircraft described a 1 nm arc with a 72.2° angle to the runway heading.
The downwind leg extended 2 nm and was completed in 51 seconds.
A base-leg turn followed, tracing a 1 nm arc and presenting a 35.9° angle to the runway.
The base leg itself was less than 1 nm in length and was flown for 18 seconds.
The final turn to the approach course covered less than 1 nm and lasted 19 seconds.
On the first final approach to runway 28L the aircraft descended from 680 ft AGL to 31 ft AGL in 47 seconds and met the stabilisation-gate criteria.
A go-around was initiated at 8 ft AGL on runway 28L.
The second final approach saw a descent from 599 ft AGL to 34 ft AGL in 55 seconds, again satisfying the stabilisation gates.
A second go-around was performed at 5 ft AGL.
During the third final approach the aircraft dropped from 462 ft AGL to 39 ft AGL in 45 seconds, with stabilisation-gate compliance recorded.
A third go-around occurred at 6 ft AGL.
The fourth final approach descended from 400 ft AGL to 39 ft AGL in 32 seconds, meeting the stabilisation-gate requirements.
Landing on runway 28L, whose length is 612 m, the aircraft achieved a threshold speed of 61 kt, touched down after 189 m at 53 kt, and recorded a smooth touchdown rate of minus 141 fpm with perfect runway alignment; weather remained 15 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, zero cross-wind and 1 kt head-wind.
The rollout distance totaled 438 m, representing 72 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 28 nm, taking 19, and consumed 7 kg of fuel.
The Cessna 172 completed four final approaches to runway 28L at EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield, descending from 680 ft AGL to 31 ft AGL in 47 seconds, from 599 ft AGL to 34 ft AGL in 55 seconds, from 462 ft AGL to 39 ft AGL in 45 seconds, and from 400 ft AGL to 39 ft AGL in 32 seconds; each approach was scored on the stabilisation gates.
The threshold height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 61 kt.
Touchdown occurred 189 m down the runway at a speed of 53 kt, with a smooth vertical rate of minus 141 fpm and perfect runway touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance was 438 m, representing 72 % of the 612 m runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect; local weather was 15 °C with a 1 kt wind from 270°, crosswind 0 kt and headwind 1 kt.
All phases received positive ratings; a minor refinement would be to reduce the landing distance slightly to increase runway margin.
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