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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 seven 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 speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,091 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 139 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 21R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,323 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Detroit, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of the airport and reaching an altitude of 31,102 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 151 nautical miles and took 28 minutes, with an increase in altitude of 29,433 feet. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles northwest of McQuestion's Airport in LeRoy, Michigan. This phase lasted for 12 minutes and covered a distance of 224 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 9 miles northeast of Mercer in Wisconsin. This descent phase covered a distance of 93 nautical miles and took 16 minutes, with a decrease in altitude of 24,896 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Duluth, Minnesota, and lasting for 3 minutes. This phase covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent phase, starting 2 miles northwest of Country Haven Airport in Cloquet, Minnesota. This descent phase covered a distance of 5 nautical miles and took 2 minutes, with a decrease in altitude of 2,052 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 4 miles west of Swan Field in Saginaw, Minnesota, and lasting for 4 minutes. This phase covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09 at KDLH Duluth International Airport, approaching from the west at a heading of 92.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,116 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 3,091 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 109 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 138 meters, and the touchdown speed was 103 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -466 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius and a wind of 23 knots at 80 degrees.
The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 22 knots. The total landing distance was 518 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 508 nautical miles and took 84 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 3,441 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at KDLH Duluth International Airport with a high score of 96.7%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 92.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,116 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then landed on runway 09, which has a length of 3,091 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 109 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to slow down before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 138 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 103 knots was also within acceptable limits.
One area of concern was the touchdown rate, which was reported as hard at -466 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown rate can be a safety issue, as it may indicate that the aircraft is touching down too quickly, which can put excessive stress on the landing gear and potentially lead to damage or injury. However, it's worth noting that the runway touchdown alignment was very good, which suggests that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway as it touched down.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 23 knots from a direction of 80°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 22 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing. Despite these conditions, the pilot was able to maintain a very good runway rollout alignment, which suggests that the aircraft was properly controlled during the landing.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway and coming to a stop in a relatively short distance of 518 meters, which is only 17% of the runway length. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the landing and was able to bring it to a stop safely and efficiently.
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