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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,438 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 Cessna Longitude taxied from the parking area to runway 34L at KDEN Denver International Airport, a movement that lasted 11 minutes and covered 6 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 34L, achieving a takeoff distance of 2,162 m, which represented 44 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 128 kt. Ambient conditions were 35 °C with a wind of 44 kt from 190°, a 7 kt cross-wind component and a 43 kt tail-wind component.
Climb began 2 mi north-west of KDEN, with the airplane ascending from 6,347 ft asl to 25,185 ft asl, an increase of 18,837 ft achieved in 6 minutes while covering 33 nm.
Cruise was initiated 6 mi south-west of Edwards, Colorado, and persisted for 2 minutes during which the aircraft travelled 10 nm.
The first en-route descent started 5 mi north-west of Genesee, Colorado, descending from 25,186 ft asl to 14,388 ft asl, a loss of 10,799 ft over 9 minutes and a distance of 61 nm.
A second descent commenced 5 mi south-east of CO47 Goldys Field Gypsum, Colorado, reducing altitude from 14,195 ft asl to 9,234 ft asl, a decrease of 4,961 ft in 4 minutes while covering 20 nm.
Final approach to runway 15 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport was conducted from the north on a heading of 159.0°, intercepting the glide path at 3 nm and 1,487 ft agl. Local weather was 18 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 149°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 5 kt head-wind component.
Landing on runway 15, which is 2,441 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 123 kt. Touchdown was recorded 183 m down the runway at 121 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 289 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.6 m from the centreline.
In total the flight covered 134 nm, required 29 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 595 kg of fuel.
The Cessna Longitude approached runway 15 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) from the north on a final approach heading 159.0 °, 3 nm out and 1,487 ft agl, with a local temperature of 18 °C, wind 5 kt at 149 °, crosswind 1 kt and headwind 5 kt.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was well above target at 123 kt.
Touchdown occurred 183 m down the runway, a good distance, but the touchdown speed was fast at 121 kt, the touchdown rate was fair at minus 289 fpm, and the aircraft landed slightly misaligned by 3.6 m from the centreline.
Reduce the approach speed to meet the target value to avoid a fast touchdown, and refine the flare to achieve a lower touchdown speed and tighter alignment on the runway.
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