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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 283 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna C172 departed from Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport on runway 28, with a takeoff distance of 449 meters, accounting for 15% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was approximately 66 knots.
As the aircraft took to the air, it entered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, a wind of 1 knot at 269 degrees, resulting in 0 knots of crosswind and 1 knot of headwind. The enroute level cruise phase started approximately 1 mile west of the airport and lasted for 1 minute, covering 2 nautical miles.
The first enroute climb phase began 3 miles east of Elche, where the aircraft ascended from 1,053 feet above sea level to 5,302 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,250 feet over 7 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. This was followed by another short enroute level cruise phase, starting approximately 1 mile west of Dolores, lasting 3 minutes, and covering 7 nautical miles.
The second enroute climb phase took place overhead Bigastro, where the aircraft climbed from 5,108 feet above sea level to 9,110 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,002 feet over 11 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles. After this, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise phase, starting approximately 1 mile north-west of Region de Murcia Intl Airport. This phase lasted for 25 minutes, covering 44 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase started 3 miles east of Vera, where the aircraft descended from 12,493 feet above sea level to 1,779 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,714 feet over 19 minutes and covering 34 nautical miles. Upon reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft conducted the final approach to runway 25 at Almería Airport from the east.
The landing occurred on runway 25, a 3,040 meter runway, with the threshold height at 66 feet above ground level being above the target. However, the threshold speed was good at 61 knots, the touchdown distance was good at 280 meters, but the touchdown speed was slightly fast at 58 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -417 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was 7 meters off-center from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft rolled out on the runway, with the alignment slightly off-center by 13.5 meters. With a total landing distance of 568 meters, accounting for 19% of the runway's length, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 122 nautical miles, with a flight duration of 77 minutes and a fuel usage of 33 kilograms.
A Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at LEAM Almería Airport with a final approach score of 84.7%. The aircraft was approaching runway 25 from the east, flying at a heading of 254.0° and was 4 nautical miles away from the runway at an altitude of 1,726 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 58 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended speed. This may indicate a slight deviation from the ideal approach procedure, but the touchdown speed is generally within acceptable limits. The touchdown was relatively close to the front of the runway, with a distance of 280 meters. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -417 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slight loss of control during the touchdown phase.
One of the notable issues with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position with the centerline. The aircraft ended up being 7 meters off-center, which may be due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. Additionally, during the rollout phase, the aircraft was again misaligned with the centerline, this time by 13.5 meters.
The weather conditions at the time of landing were calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a headwind of 1 knot from 270°. The aircraft's total landing distance was 568 meters, which is just 19% of the runway length, indicating a relatively controlled and short touchdown.
Overall, while the landing was largely successful, there are areas of improvement, particularly in terms of control and alignment during the touchdown and rollout phases. With some fine-tuning and practice, the pilot can likely improve their score and achieve more optimal landing conditions.
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