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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 2,560 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 2,560 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,246 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway at CYGK Kingston Norman Rogers Airport, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 01, with a takeoff distance of 1,362 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 80 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started enroute climb 1 mile north of the airport, rising from 1,127 feet above sea level to 5,503 feet, an increase of 4,376 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The local weather conditions during this time were characterized by a temperature of 60°F, a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°, with a negligible crosswind and headwind.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise 5 miles south of CCE6 Camden East Airstrip, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile east of Greater Napanee, descending from 5,508 feet to 896 feet, a decrease of 4,612 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at CPU6 Tyendinaga Mohawk Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 229.0° at 1 nautical mile and 630 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,560 feet, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was 70 knots.
The touchdown point was located very far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 52 knots, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -48 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions during landing were characterized by a temperature of 68°F, a wind speed of 3 knots at 224°, with a negligible crosswind and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total flight distance was 23 nautical miles, taking approximately 13 minutes, and the aircraft used -1 pound of fuel.
The aircraft, a Microsoft PA28-236 Dakota, successfully landed at Tyendinaga Mohawk Airport, CPU6, with a score of 91.2%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 229.0° at 1 nautical mile and 630 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for a landing on runway 19, which has a length of 2,560 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude for landing. The threshold speed, which is the speed at which the aircraft should be flying when it reaches the threshold of the runway, was 70 knots. However, the touchdown point was quite far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available length. This suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly high or slow on final approach.
Despite the long touchdown point, the touchdown speed was a relatively low 52 knots, which is a good indication of a controlled landing. The touchdown rate, which measures the rate at which the aircraft is descending at the moment of touchdown, was perfect at -48 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft was descending at a steady and controlled rate.
However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 23 feet. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's course during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 68°F and a wind of 3 knots at 224°. The crosswind component was negligible, but there was a slight headwind of 3 knots.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were a few areas for improvement. The long touchdown point and slightly misaligned runway touchdown position suggest that the pilot may need to work on their final approach and landing technique. However, the controlled touchdown speed and perfect touchdown rate are positive indicators of a well-executed landing.
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