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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.
Side view — the last 1,025 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,025 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 281 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna Longitude began with a smooth departure roll on runway 01 at LSZA Lugano Airport. The aircraft was able to achieve liftoff after covering just 78 meters, which was 8% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was 116 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was pleasant, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot coming from 270°, resulting in minimal crosswind and headwind components.
As the flight progressed, the enroute climb commenced over Bioggio in Ticino, Switzerland. The aircraft climbed from 1,929 feet above sea level to 18,000 feet above sea level, covering an impressive vertical distance of 16,071 feet in just 6 minutes and spanning 17 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started over Osmate in Lombardia, Italy, and lasted 6 minutes while covering 15 nautical miles. The descent phase began 3 miles north of San Bernardino Verbano in Piemonte, Italy, bringing the aircraft down from 17,989 feet above sea level to 2,698 feet above sea level, resulting in a descent of 15,291 feet over 11 minutes and covering 17 nautical miles.
Approaching LSZA Lugano Airport for the final landing on runway 01, the aircraft approached from the south at a heading of 18.0°, 2 nautical miles out, and at an altitude of 1,737 feet above ground level. The landing on the 1,025 meter-long runway was smooth, with the aircraft touching down 282 meters from the threshold at a speed of 104 knots and a vertical speed indicator reading of -230 feet per minute. Despite the relatively short runway length, the aircraft came to a stop within 639 meters, which was 62% of the total runway length available. The local weather at landing remained consistent, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot from 270°, resulting in minimal crosswind and headwind components.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in just 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance covered was 52 nautical miles, taking a total of 27 minutes and consuming 362 kilograms of fuel. Overall, the flight in the Cessna Longitude was efficient and executed with precision from departure to landing.
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