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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,130 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 219 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 27L at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL). The takeoff distance was 935 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 134 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of Folcroft, Pennsylvania, and ascended from an altitude of 1,063 feet above sea level to 29,314 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,251 feet, in 20 minutes and covering 102 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Wheatley Heights, New York, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 65 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles west of Terramuggus, Connecticut, and descended from 29,573 feet above sea level to 1,437 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,136 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 77 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 29 at Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED) was made from the east, heading 275.0 degrees, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 29, which had a length of 2,130 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was a little below the target at 103 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 219 meters, and the touchdown speed was 96 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -264 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect after the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 250 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 9 knots.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 251 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 55 minutes. The aircraft used 1,819 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at KBED Laurence G Hanscom Field, achieving a score of 99.5%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 275.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 29, which has a length of 2,130 meters. The threshold height was reported as 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 103 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected.
The touchdown distance of 219 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and touchdown. The touchdown speed of 96 knots was also within acceptable limits, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down smoothly and maintain control during the landing. However, the touchdown rate of -264 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, which may indicate that the aircraft was not able to maintain a perfectly smooth touchdown.
Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was reported as perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
The total landing distance of 537 meters was only 25% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop quickly and efficiently after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also reported as perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain control and alignment during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision during the approach and touchdown phases.
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