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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 318 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna C172 began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway at EGCJ Sherburn-In-Elmet Airfield. The departure roll from runway 10R was smooth, with a takeoff distance of 1,052 ft and a liftoff speed of 58 kn. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59 °F and a light tailwind of 1 kn.
The enroute climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 510 ft asl to 1,716 ft asl in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nm. The subsequent level cruise over South Milford lasted 4 minutes and covered 8 nm. The descent towards Featherstone involved a decrease in altitude from 2,254 ft asl to 1,424 ft asl over a distance of 3 nm in 2 minutes.
Another climb over Grimethorpe saw the plane ascend from 1,756 ft asl to 2,687 ft asl, covering 4 nm in 2 minutes. Following this, a level cruise over Barnburgh lasted 10 minutes and covered 9 nm. The final descent towards Laughton en le Morthen involved a decrease in altitude from 2,615 ft asl to 1,018 ft asl over a distance of 2 nm in 3 minutes.
The final approach to landing over Kiveton Park saw the aircraft descend from 660 ft agl to touchdown at 0 ft agl. The touchdown speed was good at 35 kn, but the touchdown rate was hard at -409 ft/m. The landing rollout over Kiveton Park covered a distance of 167 ft, with the aircraft landing at an altitude of 341 ft asl.
Overall, the flight covered a distance of 35 nm, took 29 minutes, and consumed 35 lbs of fuel. The weather conditions throughout the flight were generally favorable, with light winds and moderate temperatures.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at Kiveton Park in Rotherham, England, with a score of 83.9%. The final approach to landing began at an altitude of 660 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the landing site. As the aircraft descended, it maintained a steady altitude until it reached 48 feet agl, at which point it began its final descent to touch down.
The descent from 48 feet agl to 0 feet agl was completed in 12 seconds, indicating a relatively steep rate of descent. However, the touchdown speed of 35 knots was considered good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's speed effectively. Unfortunately, the touchdown rate was hard, with a rate of -409 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate some difficulty in controlling the aircraft's descent.
The touchdown distance of 314 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance. 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 270 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a headwind of 1 knot was present, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
Following the touchdown, the aircraft began its rollout, during which it maintained an altitude of 341 feet above sea level (asl). The distance covered during the rollout was 51 meters, which is relatively short. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing.
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