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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,483 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 285 m 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 Chippewa County International Airport, taking approximately 5 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Kodiak 100, then departed from runway 10, with a takeoff distance of 230 meters, which was 15% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 77 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started enroute climb 1 mile east of the airport, rising from 1,787 feet above sea level to 3,041 feet, an increase of 1,254 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The local weather conditions at this time were a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 10°.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise 2 miles east of the airport, lasting for 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began overhead Rosedale Airport, where the aircraft descended from 2,622 feet to 2,076 feet, a decrease of 546 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32 at Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field was made from the south-east, heading 316.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,364 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 32 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 283 meters, which was 37% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 61 knots, and the touchdown rate was -165 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 11°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 353°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centerline. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 17 nautical miles, taking 15 minutes, and the aircraft used 34 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, a Kodiak 100, successfully landed at Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field, with a final approach score of 96.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southeast, heading 316.0° at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,364 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 32, which has a length of 1,483 meters. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed was also good, at 69 knots, which is a safe speed for landing. The touchdown distance was 283 meters, which is within the acceptable range.
The touchdown speed was 61 knots, which is also within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was -165 feet per minute, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.9 meters, which may require some adjustments in the approach or landing procedure.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 353°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing, but the pilot was able to successfully navigate them.
The total landing distance was 552 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and touchdown smoothly. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and smoothly on the runway.
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