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Keep the wings level on final
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 402 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09 at Key West International Airport, KEYW. The takeoff distance was 928 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 102 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were favorable, with a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 142 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Stock Island, Florida, and ascended from 1,019 feet above sea level to 29,829 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,810 feet in 30 minutes, covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of Homestead ARB Airport, KHST, and lasted for 42 minutes, covering 155 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile south west of Palm Bay, Florida, and descended from 29,219 feet above sea level to 4,013 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,206 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 5 miles south west of Blue Ridge Flightpark Airport, 34FD, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles north of Space Coast Regional Airport, KTIX, and descended from 3,601 feet above sea level to 1,575 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,025 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started once more 3 miles south west of Mims, Florida, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 18 at KTIX Space Coast Regional Airport from the north, heading 198.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 695 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 18 at KTIX Space Coast Regional Airport was successful, with a runway length of 2,138 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 103 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 401 meters, but the touchdown speed at 91 knots was too fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -102 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 124 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind. The total landing distance was 1,070 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 329 nautical miles, taking 115 minutes, and the aircraft used 200 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, identified as an M500, successfully landed at KTIX Space Coast Regional Airport, achieving a score of 96.5%. The final approach to runway 18 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 198.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 695 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 401 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 91 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -102 feet per minute (fpm), which is a desirable characteristic for a safe and controlled landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 3.6 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 0 knots from 124°. This meant that there was no crosswind or headwind to contend with, making the landing even more straightforward.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway and the pilot demonstrating good control and alignment during the rollout phase. However, there were some minor areas for improvement, such as the slightly high touchdown speed and the slight misalignment of the touchdown position.
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