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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.
Side view — the last 883 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 883 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 337 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Beechcraft Duke taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 18, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 618 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 110 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 28 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a significant headwind component of 28 knots, with a negligible crosswind component of 3 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport, rising from an altitude of 7,306 feet above sea level to 11,002 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,696 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south of Tahoma, California, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 13 miles west of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, descending from an altitude of 10,976 feet above sea level to 6,555 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,421 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 2 miles northwest of KBLU Blue Canyon Nyack Airport, Emigrant Gap, California, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The final approach to runway 15 at KBLU Blue Canyon Nyack Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 168.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,113 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing took place on runway 15, which had a length of 883 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 106 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, and the touchdown speed of 99 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -307 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 160 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind component of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 787 meters, which accounted for 89% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 49 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 27 minutes. The aircraft used 88 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft Duke aircraft successfully landed at KBLU Blue Canyon Nyack Airport, achieving a score of 91.0%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 168.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,113 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 15, which has a length of 883 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was above the target at 106 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more aggressively, resulting in a slightly longer touchdown distance. The touchdown point was indeed very long, utilizing more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 99 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the firm touchdown rate of -307 feet per minute (fpm).
Despite these minor issues, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 12°C and a headwind of 7 knots at 160°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, which made the landing even more manageable.
The total landing distance of 787 meters was 89% of the runway length, which is a relatively long distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and distance.
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