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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: glideslope 1.9° against the runway's 3°.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,083 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,644 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC), the aircraft began its taxiing sequence from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 01, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, utilizing 2,341 feet, or 38% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 137 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 64°F, with a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 300°, resulting in a crosswind of 16 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of North Kansas City, Missouri. Over the course of 10 minutes, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,663 feet above sea level to 30,010 feet, a vertical increase of 28,347 feet, while covering a distance of 46 nautical miles. Following a brief enroute level cruise of 2 minutes and 11 nautical miles, the aircraft initiated its descent approximately 1 mile northwest of the Mesa Verde Airport (3KS1) in Topeka, Kansas. The descent from 30,006 feet to 2,259 feet took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 108 nautical miles.
Upon reaching the Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO), the aircraft began its final approach to runway 18 from the north, aligning with a heading of 189.0° at an altitude of 844 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft landed on the runway, utilizing 3,069 feet, or 51% of the runway, to come to a stop. The touchdown point was 242 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 102 knots and a touchdown rate of -446 feet per minute. Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 172 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 43 minutes and a fuel consumption of 3 pounds.
The final approach to runway 18 at KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport from the north was initiated at 4 nm and 844 ft above ground level, heading 189.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 85 ft above ground level, significantly above the target. This resulted in a slightly longer than ideal approach, which may have affected the subsequent phases of the landing.
The aircraft touched down 242 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 102 kt, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -446 fpm, indicating a relatively abrupt deceleration upon contact with the runway. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the flare. The threshold speed was slightly below the target at 109 kt, but this did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing.
The aircraft's rollout was well-aligned with the centreline, and the total landing distance of 3,069 ft was 51% of the runway length. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 69 °F and a 7 kt headwind, were generally favorable for the landing. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 87.6%.
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