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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 144 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, where it took approximately 5 minutes to cover a distance of 1 nautical mile at Lyon Bron Airport. The RJ85 aircraft departed from runway 34, requiring a takeoff distance of 1,145 meters, which equated to 94% of the runway.
The aircraft took off at a liftoff speed of 133 knots, with favorable local weather conditions, including a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and crosswinds of 4 knots in a 29-degree direction. The headwind component contributed 4 knots to this.
As the aircraft began its enroute climb, it started 1 mile northeast of Bron, France. Climbing from an initial altitude of 1,665 feet above sea level to 22,012 feet asl, the aircraft achieved an increase of 20,346 feet in just 14 minutes, while covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
During this climb phase, the aircraft leveled off overhead Praz-sur-Arly, France, before entering a level cruise phase that lasted 9 minutes and covered 55 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it entered an enroute descent phase, reducing its altitude from 21,980 feet asl to 5,897 feet asl in 10 minutes, covering 39 nautical miles. This decrease of 16,084 feet was executed from 4 miles northwest of Macugnaga, Italy.
After the initial descent, the aircraft leveled off overhead Brinzio, Italy, before entering a short level cruise phase that lasted 3 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles.
The final approach was made to runway 01 at Lugano Airport from the south, with the aircraft heading in a 18.0-degree direction at 4 nautical miles and 2,771 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 01, requiring a threshold speed that slightly exceeded the target at 130 knots. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 145 meters, but the touchdown speed of 126 knots was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was firm, at -351 feet per minute.
The aircraft had a perfect runway touch-down alignment, and during the rollout alignment after landing, the RJ85 aircraft continued to demonstrate excellent maneuverability and control. This was followed by a 3-minute taxiing period to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
In summary, this flight covered a total distance of 173 nautical miles, took 46 minutes, and consumed 1,448 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, completed a successful landing at LSZA Lugano Airport with a score of 96.5%. This indicates an almost flawless execution of the landing, with only a few minor deviations. The final approach to runway 01 was initiated from a heading of 18.0° and a distance of 4 nautical miles (nm) and an altitude of 2,771 feet (ft) above ground level (agl).
The landing took place on a runway of length 1,025 meters, with a good threshold height indicating sufficient clearance between the aircraft and the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 130 knots (kt), although this did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing. The touchdown distance of 145 meters was within an acceptable range, showing that the pilot managed to bring the aircraft down smoothly.
The touchdown speed of 126 kt was a little fast, which resulted in a firm touchdown rate of -351 feet per minute (fpm). Despite the slightly high speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned correctly with the runway, and this was also the case during the runway rollout.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 13°C and minimal wind, at 4 kt from a direction of 14°. This resulted in a headwind component of 4 kt and a negligible crosswind of 0 kt. The total landing distance of 728 meters represented 71% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the headwind assist.
Overall, the landing of the RJ85 at LSZA Lugano Airport was highly successful, with a score of 96.5% indicating that the pilot completed the maneuver with a high degree of proficiency and a good sense of control.
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