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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 five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: no landing flap set and sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,609 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,609 m of the 3,037 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 466 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Kodiak 100 taxied from the parking area to runway 18 at EDDF Frankfurt Airport in eight minutes, covering a distance of two nautical miles.
During the departure roll on runway 18, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 726 m, representing 18 % of the runway, and lifted off at 94 kt; ambient temperature was 32 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 0°, a cross-wind of 0 kt and a tail-wind component of 1 kt.
Climb commenced one mile north of Buttelborn, Hessen, where the airplane rose from 1,370 ft asl to 6,690 ft asl, a gain of 5,320 ft achieved in six minutes while covering 15 nm.
The first cruise segment began overhead Einhausen, Hessen, and continued for 28 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 59 nm at level altitude.
Descent started one mile north-east of Eberdingen, Baden-Württemberg, with the aircraft descending from 7,009 ft asl to 3,997 ft asl, a loss of 3,012 ft in five minutes while covering 16 nm.
A second level cruise was flown over Althengstett, Baden-Württemberg, lasting five minutes and encompassing 14 nm.
The final approach to runway 07 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport was conducted from the west on a heading of 74.0°, intercepting the glide path at four nautical miles out and 1,266 ft agl; local weather reported a temperature of 33 °C, wind 2 kt from 89°, cross-wind 0 kt and head-wind 1 kt.
Landing on runway 07, which is 3,039 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 86 kt; touchdown was recorded at 466 m down the runway, at a speed of 69 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 156 fpm and a lateral deviation of 4.5 m from the centreline, while the total landing distance measured 1,507 m, equivalent to 50 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was assessed as very good, and the aircraft came to a stop well within the remaining runway length.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in three minutes, covering less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 116 nm, required 48 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 119 kg of fuel.
The Kodiak 100 commenced its final approach to runway 07 at EDDS Stuttgart from the west on a heading of 74.0° at 4 nm and 1,266 ft agl, with temperature 33 °C, wind 2 kt from 089°, a 1-kt headwind and no crosswind. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the flaps were not set and the sink rate was too high.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height, but the threshold speed was too high at 86 kt.
Touchdown occurred 466 m down the runway, a good distance, with a touchdown speed of 69 kt that was a little fast and a touchdown rate of minus 156 fpm that was good. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 4.5 m off the centreline.
The rollout used a total landing distance of 1,507 m, representing 50 % of the 3,039 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
Ensure the appropriate flap setting is selected and the sink rate is controlled to achieve a stable approach, and aim to reduce the threshold speed to the target value to eliminate the excess speed observed.
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