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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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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: centreline 3.4° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 981 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 981 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 191 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 208B taxied from the parking area to the departure runway for 13 minutes, covering a ground distance of 2 nm before line-up.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 01L at PABE Bethel Airport, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 80 kt. Takeoff distance measured 635 m, representing 33 % of the runway length. Ambient conditions were 4 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 320°, providing a 4 kt headwind and a 9 kt crosswind component.
Climb began one mile west of Bethel, with the airplane rising from 1,110 ft asl to 2,133 ft asl, an increase of 1,023 ft achieved in 1 minute while covering 2 nm.
The first cruise segment started two miles north-west of Bethel and lasted 6 minutes, during which 16 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent commenced one mile north-west of Atmautluak, descending from 2,492 ft asl to 2,004 ft asl, a loss of 488 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 4 nm.
A second cruise phase over PPIT Nunapitchuk lasted 12 minutes and covered 30 nm.
The next climb was initiated 28 miles west of Kasigluk, raising the aircraft from 1,992 ft asl to 3,359 ft asl, an increase of 1,367 ft in 3 minutes while traveling 7 nm.
A third cruise segment began 32 miles north-east of Newtok, lasting 15 minutes and encompassing 36 nm.
Descent resumed 23 miles east of Chevak, dropping from 3,491 ft asl to 1,998 ft asl, a decrease of 1,493 ft in 3 minutes across 8 nm.
A fourth cruise over the area 15 miles east of Chevak continued for 5 minutes, covering 11 nm.
The final descent started three miles east of Chevak, descending from 1,976 ft asl to 1,496 ft asl, a loss of 480 ft in 2 minutes over 4 nm.
The aircraft entered a right-hand traffic pattern, flying a 2 nm entry in 47 seconds.
During the downwind turn the aircraft covered 2 nm with an angle to runway (45 degrees) of 71.1 °.
The downwind leg was less than 1 nm long and was completed in 5 seconds.
The base-leg turn spanned 1 nm with an angle to runway (45 degrees) of 0.0 °.
The base leg itself was less than 1 nm and lasted 10 seconds.
The final turn was also less than 1 nm, taking 20 seconds to complete.
Final approach to runway 02 at PAVA Chevak Airport involved a descent from 389 ft agl to minus 95 ft agl in 60 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 02 (runway length 981 m) recorded a threshold speed of 79 kt, a touchdown distance of 188 m and a touchdown speed of 70 kt. The touchdown rate was smooth at minus 104 fpm and the touchdown point was offset 5.1 m from the centreline. Local weather was 5 °C with a wind of 13 kt from 339°, giving an 8 kt headwind and an 11 kt crosswind. Total landing distance was 406 m, representing 41 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 130 nm, required 64 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 183 kg of fuel.
The Cessna 208B completed the final approach to runway 02 at PAVA Chevak Airport with a score of 95.3 %. The approach was scored on the stabilisation gates while the aircraft descended from 389 ft agl to -95 ft agl in 60 seconds. Ambient temperature was 5 °C, wind was 13 kt from 339°, providing an 8 kt headwind and an 11 kt crosswind component.
At the threshold the aircraft’s speed was well above target at 79 kt and the flare continued the descent to the touchdown point. The descent profile remained within the expected parameters for the phase.
Touchdown occurred 188 m down the runway at a speed of 70 kt, noted as a little fast, with a smooth vertical rate of -104 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.1 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 406 m, representing 41 % of the 981 m runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Maintain the target approach speed to keep the threshold speed within limits and manage the flare to reduce touchdown speed toward the desired value, while continuing to aim for centreline alignment to keep the touchdown point within the optimal corridor.
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