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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 1,230 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,230 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 139 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in under a minute. The aircraft then took off from runway 36, with a takeoff distance of 136 meters, which is just 3% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 61 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 20°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of EDDF, rising from an altitude of 1,352 feet above sea level to 2,029 feet, an increase of 677 feet in just 1 minute. This climb covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, flying overhead the town of Kelsterbach, Germany, for 10 minutes while covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The final approach to the destination airfield, Reichelsheim Airfield (EDFB), was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 355.0° at an altitude of 1,211 feet above ground level, 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 36, which has a length of 1,230 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 58 knots. The touchdown distance was 137 meters, and the touchdown speed was 53 knots, both of which were considered good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 9°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 355°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 5 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -268 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters. The total landing distance was 411 meters, which is 33% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 25 nautical miles and took 14 minutes to complete, using 6 kilograms of fuel.
The XCub aircraft successfully landed at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, achieving a score of 92.0%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,211 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 36, which has a length of 1,230 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 58 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 137 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 53 knots was slightly lower than the threshold speed, which may indicate a slightly steeper descent angle. The touchdown rate of -268 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a slight drift during the landing roll. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 9°C and a headwind of 5 knots at 355°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 411 meters was 33% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the landing roll and that the pilot was able to maintain a straight course. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from ideal performance.
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