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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 1,451 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,451 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 396 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 140 RA, then departed from runway 34 at the Cameron Municipal Airport, with a takeoff distance of 163 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 29 knots.
During the takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind. After takeoff, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles north of the airport and rising from an altitude of 1,317 feet above sea level to 1,719 feet, an increase of 402 feet in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The enroute level cruise phase began 3 miles northwest of the airport and lasted for 31 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered the final approach phase, heading towards runway 03 at the Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport from the south, at an altitude of 324 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 392 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 37 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -137 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees.
The total landing distance was 548 meters, accounting for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 29 nautical miles, taking a total of 42 minutes, and the aircraft used 8 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna-140 RA aircraft successfully landed at KTPL Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, achieving an overall score of 80.2%. The final approach to runway 03 was initiated from the south, with a heading of 25.0° at an altitude of 324 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 37 knots, which was slightly faster than ideal. However, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -137 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 392 meters was considered good, indicating a well-executed landing.
Despite a slightly misaligned runway touchdown position, which was 3.5 meters off the centerline, the rollout alignment was very good. This suggests that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, ensuring a stable and controlled deceleration.
The threshold height at 67 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 50 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the approach speed to achieve a more optimal touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to rest within 38% of the runway length, a total distance of 548 meters.
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