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Settle the descent rate
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 five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3.3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,746 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,298 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to the departure runway for 9 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm before line-up.
Departure roll was conducted on runway 24L at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport. The takeoff run measured 1,753 ft, representing 17 % of the available runway, and liftoff was achieved at 71 kt. Ambient temperature was 72 °F with a wind of 12 kt from 269°, providing a 12 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind component.
The initial climb commenced 2 nm north-west of El Segundo, climbing from 979 ft asl to 15,936 ft asl - a gain of 14,957 ft - in 11 minutes while covering 35 nm.
A brief level cruise began 5 nm south of San Pedro and lasted 2 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 7 nm.
A second climb segment started 6 nm south-west of Sunset Beach, ascending from 16,009 ft asl to 28,490 ft asl - an increase of 12,481 ft - over 12 minutes and a distance of 50 nm.
The next cruise phase originated 2 nm north-west of 8CA5 Pines Airpark Winchester, persisting for 53 minutes and covering 282 nm.
Descent began 5 nm north-west of KARZ Arizona City Airport, descending from 29,241 ft asl to 7,006 ft asl - a loss of 22,235 ft - in 13 minutes across 60 nm.
A short level segment followed 1 nm south-west of Sahuarita, lasting 3 minutes and adding 9 nm to the flight path.
A further descent started 4 nm south-west of Corona de Tucson, dropping from 7,006 ft asl to 4,488 ft asl - a decrease of 2,518 ft - in 4 minutes while covering 12 nm.
Final approach to runway 29R at KTUS Tucson International Airport involved a descent from 1,919 ft agl to 156 ft agl in 125 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 29R was executed with a runway length of 11,746 ft; the threshold height at 75 ft agl was above target and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 91 kt. Touchdown occurred 862 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 67 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 162 fpm and a lateral deviation of 14 ft from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 81 °F and a wind of 5 kt from 310°, providing a 5 kt headwind and no crosswind.
The rollout distance measured 4,048 ft, representing 34 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was reported as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area for 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 464 nm, required 112 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 721 lb of fuel.
The approach to runway 29R at KTUS Tucson International Airport was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate, with a sink rate too high and more than 20 kt above VREF. The aircraft descended from 1,919 ft agl to 156 ft agl in 125 seconds, and the stabilisation gates were scored accordingly; local weather was 81 °F with a 5 kt headwind from 310° and no cross-wind.
At the threshold the height of 75 ft agl was well above the target, and the threshold speed of 91 kt was slightly above the target. The flare proceeded to a touchdown speed of 67 kt, which was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 862 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown rate of minus 162 fpm judged good. The aircraft touched down at 67 kt, and the touchdown point was misaligned by 14 ft from the centreline. Total landing distance was 4,048 ft, representing 34 % of the 11,746 ft runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft remained on the centreline through the rollout.
To improve the score, focus on reducing the high sink rate and aligning the descent to meet VREF within the stabilisation gates, and aim to achieve the target threshold height of 75 ft agl. Adjusting the approach profile will help bring the approach assessment into the stabilised category.
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