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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,826 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,429 ft 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 310R, then departed from runway 10 at SVCS Oscar Machado Zuluaga Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,654 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 92 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 83°F, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 47°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 8,645 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,127 feet from the initial altitude of 2,517 feet. This climb took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started over SVCS Oscar Machado Zuluaga Airport, Caracas, and continued until the aircraft reached a level cruise altitude. The first level cruise segment began 4 miles northwest of Los Teques, Venezuela, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 11 miles northeast of El Limon, Venezuela. The descent from 8,503 feet to 8,026 feet took 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then leveled off and began another level cruise segment, which started 9 miles north of El Limon and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles. The descent from 7,421 feet to 6,121 feet began 2 miles east of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, and took 3 minutes to cover 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again and began a final level cruise segment, which started 4 miles south of SVPC General Bartolome Salom International Airport, Puerto Cabello, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The final descent began 10 miles northwest of Valencia, Venezuela, and took 4 minutes to cover 11 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from 6,109 feet to 2,899 feet, a decrease of 3,209 feet. The final approach to runway 10 at SVVA Arturo Michelena International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 98.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,463 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 10 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,431 feet and a touchdown speed of 93 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was hard at -406 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 76°F, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 16°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,874 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 98 nautical miles, and the flight took 46 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 118 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna 310R aircraft successfully landed at SVVA Arturo Michelena International Airport, achieving a score of 93.4%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 98.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,463 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 10, which has a length of 9,826 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 98 kt, suggesting that the pilot may have been slightly aggressive in their approach. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 1,431 feet, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing.
The touchdown speed of 93 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -406 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown rate can be a concern as it may put excessive stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 76°F and a wind speed of 2 kt from a direction of 16°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 1 kt and a headwind component of 0 kt. The total landing distance was 3,874 feet, which is 39% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had made a good approach and had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the threshold speed and touchdown rate that the pilot may need to work on to improve their performance.
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