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Be on speed by the gate
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,239 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,239 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 418 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 06 at EGPA Kirkwall Airport, a movement that lasted 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 06, the Cessna 208B accelerated over a takeoff distance of 510 m, representing 44 % of the runway, and lifted off at 79 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 307°, a cross-wind component of 5 kt and a tail-wind component of 2 kt.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north east of EGPA Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The aircraft rose from 1,074 ft asl to 3,000 ft asl, an increase of 1,926 ft achieved in 3 minutes while covering 7 nm.
Level cruise began 5 miles south west of EGER Stronsay Airport, Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, and persisted for 35 minutes, during which 91 nm were flown.
The final approach to runway 06 at EGPM Scatsta Airport was executed from the south west, on a heading of 55.0° at 4 nm and 1,702 ft agl.
Landing on runway 06 at EGPM Scatsta Airport, whose length is 1,239 m, occurred with a threshold height of 72 ft agl, noted as above target, and a threshold speed of 118 kt, described as excessively high. Touchdown was recorded at 367 m down the runway, with a speed of 116 kt, also noted as excessively fast, and a hard touchdown rate of minus 419 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 7.0 m from the centreline. Local weather remained 15 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 307°, a cross-wind of 5 kt and a tail-wind of 2 kt.
The total landing distance measured 1,001 m, equivalent to 81 % of the runway, and the subsequent rollout showed a slight misalignment of 7.7 m from the centreline.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied back to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 104 nm, took 42 minutes, and consumed 97 kg of fuel.
The Cessna 208B approached runway 06 at EGPM Scatsta Airport from the south-west on a heading of 55.0° at 4 nm and 1 702 ft agl; the final approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1 000 ft gate with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 15 °C with a 5 kt wind from 307° and a 5 kt crosswind component plus a 2 kt tailwind.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height of 72 ft agl was well above the target and the threshold speed was excessively high at 118 kt.
Touchdown occurred 367 m down the runway, a good distance, but the touchdown speed of 116 kt was excessively fast, the touchdown rate was hard at minus 419 fpm, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.0 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1 001 m, representing 81 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.7 m from the centreline.
To improve the score, reduce the final-approach speed to bring the threshold and touchdown speeds within target limits and refine flare timing to achieve a softer touchdown rate. Maintaining precise centreline tracking will also help keep alignment within acceptable tolerances.
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