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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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: no landing flap set, sink rate 1,640 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, centreline 7.8° off, against a 1° limit, wings 25° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 55 kt FAST on the reference speed of 56 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 3,141 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 3,141 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,087 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departure from ED94 Sinsheim Airfield's runway 30R was smooth, with the XCub aircraft achieving liftoff speed of 61 kt after a takeoff distance of 2,030 ft, which accounted for 58% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 60 °F and a 10 kt wind blowing from 10 °, resulting in a 10 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.
As the aircraft transitioned to the enroute climb phase, it began ascending from 743 ft above sea level to 1,109 ft, a gain of 366 ft in just 1 minute, while covering less than 1 nautical mile. The climb was followed by a 20-minute enroute level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude and covered a distance of 36 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 01R at EDTK Karlsruhe-Forchheim Airport was initiated from the south, with the aircraft descending from 1 nm and 222 ft above ground level, heading towards the runway at a 19.0 ° angle.
The landing on runway 01R, which measured 3,144 ft in length, was executed with a threshold height of 56 ft above ground level, slightly above the target value. The touchdown speed of 43 kt was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown distance of 1,079 ft was good, accounting for 50% of the available runway length. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 32 ft from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 64 ft from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,563 ft, and the taxiing to the parking area took 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 38 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 23 lbs of fuel during the 20-minute flight.
The final approach to runway 01R at EDTK Karlsruhe-Forchheim Airport from the south was conducted at a heading of 19.0°, 1 nm from the threshold, and 222 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 56 ft agl being slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 59 kt was also slightly above the target, indicating a slight over-control during the approach.
The touchdown characteristics were good, with a touchdown speed of 43 kt and a touchdown distance of 1,079 ft. However, the touchdown rate of -276 fpm was fair, suggesting a slight loss of control during the flare. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 32 ft from the centreline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a 10 kt headwind, may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,563 ft was 50% of the runway length, indicating a good stopping performance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 64 ft from the centreline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the rollout path. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 85.8%.
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