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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,025 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,025 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 246 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 01 at Lugano Airport (LSZA), with the aircraft, a Citation CJ3+ with the registration N60US, taking off in a distance of 360 meters, which is 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 123 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 10 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Bioggio, Ticino, Switzerland, and ascended from an altitude of 1,968 feet above sea level to 6,421 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,453 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile north of Breno, Ticino, Switzerland, and lasted for 7 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 1 mile northwest of Bisuschio, Lombardia, Italy, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 5,492 feet above sea level to 3,507 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,985 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 01 at LSZA Lugano Airport was made from the south, heading 18.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 2,583 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 01 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 88 knots and a touchdown distance of 246 meters, which is good. The touchdown rate was also good at -181 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 5 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 709 meters, which is 69% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 22 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 20 minutes. The aircraft used 146 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Citation CJ3+ aircraft, registered as N60US, successfully landed at Lugano Airport (LSZA) with a high score of 98.2%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 18.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 2,583 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 01, which has a length of 1,025 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 96 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 246 meters. The touchdown speed of 88 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -181 feet per minute (fpm) was also good.
The landing was conducted in favorable weather conditions, with a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 5°. The crosswind component was negligible at 0 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.8 meters.
The total landing distance was 709 meters, which is 69% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the landing and rollout phases. Overall, the landing was executed smoothly and safely, with the aircraft meeting the desired performance criteria.
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