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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: 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,241 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,241 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 134 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Blomberg-Borkhausen Airfield, the Cessna C172 began its taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 24, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, utilizing 87% of the 460-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 68 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 6°C, with a gentle headwind of 1 knot and a crosswind of 3 knots from a direction of 179°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it transitioned into an enroute climb phase, commencing 2 miles northwest of Steinheim. Over the course of 2 minutes, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,322 feet above sea level to 1,905 feet, a vertical gain of 583 feet, while covering a horizontal distance of 3 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 34 minutes and covering a distance of 53 nautical miles, as it flew 2 miles west of Blomberg. The final approach to runway 08 at Diepholz Air Base was initiated from the west, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 461 feet above ground level (agl) at a heading of 86.0°.
Upon landing on the 1,241-meter runway, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 58 knots, slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 132 meters was considered good, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.5 meters from the centerline. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 4 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance of 60 nautical miles was achieved in 42 minutes, with a fuel consumption of -96 kilograms.
The Cessna C172 touched down on runway 08 at ETND Diepholz Air Base with a good threshold height, allowing for a controlled descent. The aircraft's speed at threshold was slightly above the target, reaching 64 kt, but still within acceptable limits. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, it maintained a relatively short touchdown distance of 132 m, indicating a well-executed landing. However, the touchdown speed of 58 kt was a little fast, suggesting that the pilot could have applied more gentle control during the final stages of the approach.
The touchdown rate of -395 fpm was firm, but not excessively so, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft tracking closely to the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 6 °C and a gentle headwind of 1 kt, contributed to a relatively smooth landing. The aircraft's performance was further enhanced by the minimal crosswind component of 4 kt, which allowed for a stable approach and touchdown.
Following touchdown, the aircraft's rollout was slightly misaligned by 11.5 m from the centreline, indicating a minor deviation from the desired path. Nevertheless, the total landing distance of 416 m, which accounted for 34% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was scored 88.9%, reflecting a good performance in terms of approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and rollout.
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