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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,970 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,213 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 25 at KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport. The aircraft, a PA28 Arrow III, took off with a takeoff distance of 592 feet, which was 7% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 69 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from 179°.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb overhead Gypsum, Colorado. The climb started at an altitude of 7,172 feet above sea level and reached 7,737 feet, an increase of 564 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Following this initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise 1 mile south of Gypsum, lasting 4 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb 6 miles southeast of CO47 Goldys Field, Gypsum, Colorado. This climb took the aircraft from 8,699 feet to 9,347 feet, an increase of 648 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. After this climb, the aircraft entered another level cruise 9 miles southeast of CO47 Goldys Field, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent 9 miles south of Eagle, Colorado. The descent took the aircraft from 9,766 feet to 7,989 feet, a decrease of 1,777 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise 2 miles southeast of Eagle, lasting 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport was made from the east, heading 267.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,007 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 57 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -107 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 12 feet from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,881 feet, which was 24% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 30 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 22 minutes, using 10 pounds of fuel.
The PA28 Arrow III aircraft successfully landed at KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport, achieving a score of 95.4%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 267.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,007 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 25, which has a length of 7,970 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 67 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 1,203 feet, and the touchdown speed of 57 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was smooth at -107 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 12 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 48°F and a wind of 5 knots at 179°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,881 feet, which is 24% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the same factors that caused the initial touchdown position to be off-centre.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown position and rollout alignment, which may be addressed in future training or operations.
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