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Track the centreline on final
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 377 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 377 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 198 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the departure roll from runway 25 at EDXM Flugplatz St. Michaelisdonn. The aircraft, Sirius, took off after a short distance of 215 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 60 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Sankt Michaelisdonn. The climb was steep, with an increase in altitude of 163 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then leveled off at an altitude of 1,169 feet above sea level, marking the beginning of the enroute level cruise. This phase of the flight lasted for 23 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 41 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise was followed by a descent, which started 7 miles south of Helgoland. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 1,604 feet to 1,146 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The descent was then followed by a brief level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Another descent started 2 miles south of Helgoland, during which the aircraft descended from 982 feet to 404 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03 at EDXH Helgoland-Düne Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 23.0 degrees at an altitude of 187 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 377 meters. Although the threshold speed was too high at 67 knots, the touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 61 knots was also fast, but the touchdown rate of -214 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind. The total landing distance was 346 meters, which accounted for 92% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline.
In conclusion, the flight was a relatively short one, covering a total distance of 53 nautical miles in 34 minutes. The aircraft used 9 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as Sirius, has completed a landing at EDXH Helgoland-Düne Airport, with a final approach from the south. The aircraft's heading during the final approach was 23.0°, and it was at an altitude of 187 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was executed on runway 03, which has a length of 377 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was too high at 67 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly above the recommended speed for landing, which could have affected the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast or the pilot may have been trying to stretch the landing.
The touchdown speed of 61 knots was also reported as fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown point. The touchdown rate of -214 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down relatively smoothly. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to align the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as follows: the temperature was 15°C, and the wind was 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, and the tailwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were relatively calm, which should have made the landing easier.
The total landing distance was 346 meters, which is 92% of the available runway. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop relatively quickly after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have had some difficulty maintaining the correct alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement. The high threshold speed and fast touchdown speed may have contributed to the long touchdown point, and the slightly misaligned runway rollout may have been a result of the pilot's difficulty in maintaining the correct alignment.
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