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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.
One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 841 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 841 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 381 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Diamond DA40NG, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at UBZA Zabrat Airport. This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. Once at the runway, the aircraft departed from runway 16, with a takeoff distance of 70 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 70 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then entered a left-hand pattern from runway 16, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 24 seconds.
As the aircraft continued its pattern, it encountered a crosswind from runway 16, which it navigated in 16 seconds. The pattern then proceeded with a downwind turn, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, with a heading of 124.3 degrees. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 3 nautical miles in 92 seconds.
The base leg turn, which followed the downwind leg, covered a distance of 4 nautical miles at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, with a heading of 3.2 degrees. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 16, heading 163.0 degrees at an altitude of 613 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 54 knots, which was considered good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -111 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, despite the challenging wind conditions, which had increased to 27 knots from a direction of 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 16 knots and a headwind of 22 knots.
The total landing distance was 480 meters, accounting for 57% of the runway's length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 12 nautical miles, taking 11 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 1 kilogram of fuel during the flight.
The Diamond DA40NG Private Charter aircraft successfully landed at UBZA Zabrat Airport, achieving a score of 85.4%. The final approach to runway 16 was conducted from the north, with a heading of 163.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 613 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with good threshold height and speed, reaching 69 knots at the threshold. However, the touchdown point was quite far down the runway, utilizing more than 50% of the available length. This was still within acceptable limits, as the touchdown speed of 54 knots was good and the touchdown rate was smooth at -111 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 8°C and wind speeds of 27 knots from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was 16 knots, while the headwind component was 22 knots.
The total landing distance of 480 meters was 57% of the available runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the wind conditions. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centreline, which may indicate a slight deviation in the pilot's control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown point and runway rollout alignment.
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