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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: 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 1,700 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,700 m of the 2,345 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 211 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 12L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The takeoff distance was 1,413 meters, which was 58% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KMSP, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269 degrees. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of the airport and reached an altitude of 37,995 feet above sea level (asl) in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 124 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for 23 minutes, covering 174 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 4 miles southwest of the Georgeson Farm Strip (NA44) in New Rockford, North Dakota. The aircraft descended from 37,694 feet asl to 2,901 feet asl in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles. The climb resumed 2 miles northeast of Sawyer, North Dakota, and reached an altitude of 4,723 feet asl in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for short periods, starting from 1 mile west of the Hill Airport (41ND) in Minot, North Dakota, and lasting 3 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. Another climb started 2 miles northeast of the Pietschtree Airstrip (12ND) in Burlington, North Dakota, and reached an altitude of 5,815 feet asl in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31 at the Minot International Airport (KMOT) was made from the southeast, heading 319.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,539 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 116 knots and a touchdown distance of 212 meters. The touchdown rate was firm at -392 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 1,618 meters, which was 69% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 445 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 91 minutes. The aircraft used 2,376 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at KMOT Minot International Airport, achieving a score of 95.6%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 319.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,539 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 31, which has a length of 2,345 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 121 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 212 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 116 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was firm at -392 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.0 meters, which may require some adjustments during future landings. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were mild, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot from 269°. The crosswind and headwind components were negligible, at 1 knot each.
The total landing distance of 1,618 meters was 69% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot demonstrating good control and judgment.
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