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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,707 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 662 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 05 at YSDU Dubbo City Regional Airport, a small regional airport in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. The takeoff distance was 838 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 128 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, a wind speed of 8 knots from 260°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead YSDU Dubbo City Regional Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,908 feet above sea level to 14,742 feet above sea level, an increase of 12,833 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 6 miles north-east of Geurie, a small town in New South Wales, Australia, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Grose Vale, another small town in New South Wales, Australia. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 15,118 feet above sea level to 406 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,712 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from an altitude of 383 feet above sea level to 1,393 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,010 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The enroute descent then started overhead Sandringham, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,393 feet above sea level to 694 feet above sea level, a decrease of 699 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from an altitude of 672 feet above sea level to 15,101 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,429 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile north of Wetherill Park, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and lasted for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles. The enroute descent then started 7 miles north-east of Mumbil, a small town in New South Wales, Australia. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 15,006 feet above sea level to 1,317 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,689 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 37 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at YSDU Dubbo City Regional Airport was made from the south-west, with a heading of 54.0° at 1 nautical mile and 378 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 1,707 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 111 knots. The touchdown point was 232 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 97 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -200 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°C, a wind speed of 9 knots from 250°, with
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at YSDU Dubbo City Regional Airport, achieving a score of 96.2%. The final approach was conducted from the south-west, heading 54.0° at 1 nautical mile and 378 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 05, which has a length of 1,707 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 111 knots. However, the touchdown point was 232 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 97 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -200 feet per minute was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 8 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,273 meters, which is 75% of the runway length. This suggests that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining to safely stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite a few minor deviations from the intended touchdown point and speed.
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