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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 five 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,207 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,207 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 454 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This aircraft, a Kodiak 100, took off from runway 31 at KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport. It started its departure roll and took off with a takeoff distance of 322 meters, which accounts for 17% of the runway. The aircraft reached its liftoff speed of 84 knots within a short period. The flight commenced in a local weather condition with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, winds of 13 knots from a direction of 240 degrees, a crosswind of 13 knots, and a headwind of 3 knots.
The takeoff phase gave way to an enroute climb, which began overhead KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport. The aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,150 feet above sea level (asl) to 5,509 feet asl, an increase of 3,359 feet, over a distance of 5 nautical miles, within a time frame of 2 minutes.
Following this initial climb, the aircraft transitioned to an enroute level cruise for a duration of 7 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The cruise phase began approximately 5 miles north of KDVL, marking the first instance of sustained flight at a consistent altitude.
The aircraft initiated its enroute descent over KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport once again. This descent from 6,007 feet asl to 4,023 feet asl, a reduction of 1,983 feet in altitude, occurred over the course of 3 minutes and spanned a distance of 8 nautical miles. Upon completion of this descent, the aircraft resumed level cruising for a short period of 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles, while positioned 2 miles to the south of KDAC Cando Airport.
This cruising phase led to another descent as the aircraft flew 5 miles south of 5NA4 Wc0m Rock Lake. It descended from 3,986 feet asl to 2,981 feet asl, with an attendant decrease of 1,005 feet in altitude over the course of 2 minutes, covering a short distance of 3 nautical miles.
As the flight progressed, the aircraft entered a final short-cruise phase, lasting for 2 minutes, and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles, while stationed 5 miles to the southeast of Rolla, North Dakota.
Final approach occurred for runway 32 at 06D Rolla Mun as the aircraft approached the landing site from the southeast. The aircraft navigated at a heading of 338 degrees, positioned at an altitude of 1,465 feet and approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway.
As the aircraft executed the landing, it landed on runway 32 with a length of 1,207 meters. The threshold height appeared to be satisfactory, and despite a threshold speed of 78 knots surpassing the target, the touchdown distance and touchdown speed measured 453 meters and 62 knots, respectively, and both were deemed adequate. Furthermore, the touchdown rate was rated as excellent at -87 feet per minute. Unfortunately, the aircraft deviated from the centerline by 4.6 meters at touchdown and 8.0 meters in runway rollout alignment.
Finally, the aircraft taxied back to the parking, a process that took 1 minute and traversed less than 1 nautical mile. The entire flight lasted 29 minutes and consumed 69 kilograms of fuel while covering a total distance of 53 nautical miles.
The report details a successful landing of the Kodiak 100 aircraft at 06D Rolla Mun airport, specifically on runway 32. The aircraft's approach was conducted from the southeast at a heading of 338.0°, approximately 4 nautical miles from the airport and at an altitude of 1,465 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's position and altitude put it on track to land safely, taking into account the available runway length of 1,207 meters.
The landing was executed well, as the threshold height was within acceptable limits. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, coming in at 78 knots (kt). The touchdown distance, or the distance between the point where the main wheels touch down and the point where the nose wheel touches down, was good at 453 meters. The touchdown speed of 62 kt was within the desired range, indicating a controlled descent. Furthermore, the touchdown rate of -87 feet per minute (fpm) was exceptional, demonstrating a high level of piloting skill.
Despite some minor deviations, the landing was largely successful. The most significant issue was that the runway touchdown position was 4.6 meters off-centerline, requiring some correction during rollout. In fact, the entire landing distance of 645 meters was 53% of the runway length, indicating a well-executed landing. However, the runway rollout alignment after landing was also slightly off-centerline by 8 meters.
The weather conditions on that day did not seem to pose any significant challenges to the pilots. Temperature was moderate at 14°C (57.2°F), and winds were blowing at 17 kt from 346°. Given wind components, crosswind was a relatively mild 5 kt, while headwind was more significant at 16 kt, helping to reduce the approach and landing distance.
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