Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Hold the approach speed
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 · 16 stages, 15 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
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 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 2,995 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 50 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 24 at GMFO Oujda Angads Airport, a small airport in Morocco. The Cessna C172 aircraft accelerated down the 550-meter runway, taking off at a speed of 70 knots. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 1 knot from the west.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of the airport. The climb was steep, with the aircraft rising from 2,534 feet above sea level to 7,699 feet in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, flying for 9 minutes and covering 17 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 7 miles east of Zaio, a town in the Oriental region of Morocco. The aircraft descended from 7,488 feet to 1,948 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 26 at GMMW Nador Al Aaroui International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 260 degrees and 1,357 feet above ground level.
The landing was smooth, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 42 knots. The touchdown distance was good, at 40 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was a bit higher than desired, at -239 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centerline, by 24.6 meters.
The aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in just 1 minute, covering a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 56 nautical miles, and the flight used 15 kilograms of fuel. The flight duration was 40 minutes, and the aircraft performed well throughout the flight, with the exception of the slightly misaligned landing and taxiing.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at GMMW Nador Al Aaroui International Airport, with a score of 79.6%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 260.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,357 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for runway 26, which has a length of 2,995 meters.
Upon landing, the pilot achieved a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 42 knots, which was well below the target speed to avoid stalling. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 40 meters, and the touchdown speed of 42 knots was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate of -239 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the pilot could have managed the descent more smoothly.
One notable issue during the landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 24.6 meters off the centerline. This could have been due to various factors, including wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, and a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 362 meters was only 12% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot managed to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 24.1 meters from the centerline, which could have been a result of the initial touchdown position being off-center. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values