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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 1,224 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,224 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 467 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Beechcraft King Air 350 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at VRMG Gan International Airport, taking approximately 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 10, with a takeoff distance of 715 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 120 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 30°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead VRMG Gan International Airport, Gan (Addu Atoll, Maldives), and ascended from 1,033 feet above sea level to 19,310 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,278 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 11 miles south of VRFM Fares-Maathodaa Airport Fares-Maathodaa (Gaafu Dhaalu Atholhu, Maldives) and lasted 11 minutes, covering 52 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 13 miles northwest of Viligili (Gaafu Alifu Atholhu, Maldives), descending from 19,313 feet above sea level to 1,758 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,555 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 6 miles east of VRMK Kadhdhoo Airport Kadhdhoo (Laamu Atholhu, Maldives) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 21 at VRMK Kadhdhoo Airport was made from the northeast, heading 201.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,780 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 21 at VRMK Kadhdhoo Airport, which had a length of 1,224 meters, was characterized by a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 133 knots. The touchdown point was 46 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 123 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -246 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 27°. The crosswind component was 0 knots, while the tailwind component was 12 knots. The total landing distance was 968 meters, which accounted for 79% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The total flight distance was 168 nautical miles, taking 56 minutes, and the aircraft used 268 kilograms of fuel.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft successfully landed at VRMK Kadhdhoo Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the north east, heading 201.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,780 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 21, which has a length of 1,224 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 133 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to slow down more quickly before touchdown, potentially reducing the risk of overshooting the runway. The touchdown point was 46 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more precise landing.
The touchdown speed of 123 knots was also too fast, which may have contributed to the aircraft's touchdown point being beyond the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 27°.
The total landing distance of 968 meters was 79% of the runway length, which is relatively high. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft after touchdown and align it with the centerline of the runway.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of slowing down before touchdown and making a more precise landing.
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