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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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,560 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 147 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 19L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport. The Van's RV-10 aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 350 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 94 knots, marking the start of the flight.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 4 knots from a direction of 330 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. The pilot navigated the aircraft through a right-hand pattern entry from runway 19L, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile in 45 seconds.
The right-hand pattern crosswind leg was particularly short, with the aircraft covering less than 1 nautical mile in just 5 seconds. The pilot then executed a pattern downwind turn, which involved a distance of 2 nautical miles and an angle to the runway of 45 degrees, with a slight deviation of 0.9 degrees.
The downwind leg itself was brief, lasting less than 1 nautical mile in 12 seconds. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 01R, which was located to the southwest, at a heading of 28.0 degrees and an altitude of 618 feet above ground level, approximately 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 01R was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a distance of 145 meters. Although the touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 62 knots, the touchdown rate was smooth at -149 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.3 meters.
The local weather conditions remained the same during the landing, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind blowing at 4 knots from a direction of 330 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles in 3 minutes, and the aircraft used 2 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Van's RV-10 aircraft successfully landed on runway 01R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, achieving a score of 89.4%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 28.0° at 1 nautical mile and 618 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was precise, with a good threshold height, indicating that the pilot maintained a suitable altitude before touching down.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 66 knots, which is a desirable outcome as it suggests that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and speed effectively. The touchdown distance of 145 meters was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent and landing.
However, the touchdown speed of 62 knots was a little fast, which may indicate that the pilot could have applied more gentle control during the final stages of the approach. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate was smooth at -149 feet per minute (fpm), which is a good indication of the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and landing.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's heading or control inputs during the final stages of the approach. Despite this, the landing was still considered successful, and the pilot's overall performance was commendable.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 330°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which did not pose any significant challenges to the pilot. Overall, the Van's RV-10 aircraft performed well during the landing, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills.
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