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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3.1° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,396 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 990 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Vision Jet taxiing from the parking area to the runway at MHTG Toncontín International Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 02, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 95 kt. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 72 °F, with a wind speed of 15 kt blowing from 339 °.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 4,136 ft above sea level to 20,618 ft, an increase of 16,482 ft, in just 13 minutes and covering a distance of 29 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise that followed began 5 miles southwest of Lamani, Honduras, and lasted for 17 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 62 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 4 miles west of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 20,766 ft to 4,652 ft, a decrease of 16,114 ft, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 28 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time overhead Apopa, El Salvador, which lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at MSSS Ilopango International Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 152.0 ° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,651 ft above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 7,396 ft, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly below the target at 74 kt, but the touchdown distance was good at 966 ft, and the touchdown speed at 71 kt was also good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -145 fpm.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 44 ft from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 ft from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 75 °F, with a wind speed of 2 kt blowing from 299 °. The crosswind was 1 kt, and the tailwind was 2 kt.
The total landing distance was 1,437 ft, which was 19 % of the runway length. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 128 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 57 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 373 lbs of fuel during the flight.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed at MSSS Ilopango International Airport, achieving a score of 92.9%. The final approach was conducted from the northwest, heading 152.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,651 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 15, which has a length of 7,396 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 74 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 966 feet was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 71 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was smooth at -145 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent.
Despite the good performance in terms of speed and distance, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 44 feet from the centreline. This may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 299°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind component was 2 knots. These conditions would not have significantly impacted the aircraft's performance. The total landing distance was 1,437 feet, which is 19% of the runway length. This is a relatively short distance, indicating a good landing.
However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 feet from the centreline. This may have been due to the same factors that caused the initial touchdown position to be off-centre. Overall, the Vision Jet aircraft performed well during the landing, but there is room for improvement in terms of alignment and speed control.
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