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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.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 11 stages, 11 scored
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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate 1,216 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and speed 8 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 86 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,674 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 186 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departure from Ormond Beach Municipal Airport, KOMN, began with a smooth departure roll on runway 27. The DA42-VI accelerated down the 561-meter runway, reaching liftoff speed of 85 knots in a relatively short distance, covering 46% of the available runway. The aircraft lifted off into a calm local weather environment, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle headwind of 1 knot from 270 degrees.
As the aircraft transitioned into the enroute climb phase, it began to ascend from 551 feet above sea level to 1,217 feet, a vertical gain of 666 feet in just one minute. This rapid climb was achieved while covering less than one nautical mile, demonstrating the aircraft's efficient climb performance. Following the initial climb, the aircraft leveled off and entered a cruise phase, maintaining a steady altitude for five minutes while covering eight nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began one mile southwest of Flagler Beach, with the aircraft descending from 1,990 feet to 1,152 feet in two minutes, covering four nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting two minutes and covering three nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 11 at Flagler Executive Airport, KFIN, was initiated from the west, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 104.0 degrees at one nautical mile and 532 feet above ground level. The landing was executed smoothly, with a touchdown speed of 60 knots and a touchdown distance of 183 meters. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline, the landing was otherwise uneventful. The total flight distance of 17 nautical miles was achieved in nine minutes, with a fuel consumption of 6 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 11 at KFIN Flagler Executive, having successfully navigated the final approach from the west. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 70 kt, well within the acceptable range. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, touching down at a speed of 60 kt, which was also within the desired parameters. The touchdown distance of 183 m was good, indicating a well-executed landing.
However, the touchdown rate of -251 fpm was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have maintained a more controlled descent. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. Despite these minor issues, the overall landing was satisfactory, with the aircraft coming to rest in a relatively short distance.
The landing score of 95.5% reflects the aircraft's good performance during the approach and touchdown phases. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16 °C and winds of 10 kt at 269 °, were not particularly challenging, but the pilot still managed to execute a smooth landing. The slight misalignment and fair touchdown rate were the only notable issues, but overall, the landing was a creditable effort.
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