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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,578 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 411 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Cessna 208B began with a departure roll on runway 15 at CYCG Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 340 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 76 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 3°C with no significant wind conditions.
The enroute climb started 1 mile south of CYCG Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport and ascended from 2,626 feet ASL to 7,144 feet ASL, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles in 3 minutes. The subsequent level cruise started 5 miles southeast of CYCG and lasted for 6 minutes over a distance of 16 miles.
Another climb was initiated 9 miles northeast of Salmo, increasing the altitude from 7,291 feet ASL to 8,289 feet ASL in 2 minutes and covering 5 miles. This was followed by a brief level cruise over 13 miles lasting 4 minutes.
The final climb of the flight occurred 17 miles north of Creston, elevating from 8,272 feet ASL to 11,418 feet ASL in 4 minutes over a distance of 12 miles. Subsequently, a 24-minute level cruise covered 39 miles until the commencement of the descent.
The descent started 16 miles north of CYXC Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, decreasing altitude from 11,340 feet ASL to 4,469 feet ASL in 9 minutes over a distance of 25 miles. The landing took place on runway 34 at CYCZ Fairmont Hot Springs Airport, with a threshold height of 40 feet AGL and a touchdown speed of 65 knots.
The local weather at the time of landing was -1°C with a 1-knot tailwind. The touchdown occurred 410 meters from the threshold with a vertical speed indicator reading of -129 ft/m. The total landing distance was 802 meters, accounting for 51% of the runway length. The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 118 nautical miles, lasting 60 minutes and consuming 215 kg of fuel.
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