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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,234 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,234 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 Savage Cub taxied to runway 34 at 1Q2 Spaulding and commenced the take-off run, covering 155 m which represents 11 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 47 kt. Ambient conditions were 7 °C with a wind from 180° at 1 kt, no cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
Climb began directly overhead the departure airport, with the aircraft accelerating from 5,907 ft asl to 6,300 ft asl, an altitude gain of 393 ft in 1 minute while traversing less than 1 nm.
The first cruise segment started approximately 1 nm north-east of 1Q2 Spaulding and was maintained for 11 minutes, during which 16 nm were covered.
Descent was initiated 4 nm north-west of Susanville, descending from 6,992 ft asl to 6,266 ft asl, a loss of 725 ft over 2 minutes while covering 2 nm.
A second level cruise commenced 2 nm north-west of Susanville, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 3 nm.
Final approach to runway 11 at KSVE Susanville Municipal Airport was flown from the north-west on a heading of 130.0° at 4 nm and 1,727 ft agl.
Landing on runway 11 was executed with a threshold speed of 41 kt, slightly below the target. Touchdown occurred 279 m down the runway at 37 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 98 fpm. The aircraft aligned perfectly with the runway centreline; total landing distance was 360 m, representing 29 % of the 1,234 m runway. Weather at the time mirrored departure conditions: 7 °C, wind 1 kt from 180°, 1 kt cross-wind and 1 kt head-wind.
Rollout proceeded with perfect runway alignment and the aircraft decelerated within the remaining runway length, confirming the touchdown distance and alignment reported.
In total the flight covered 26 nm, taking 19 and used 0 kg of fuel.
Savage Cub approached runway 11 at KSVE Susanville Municipal Airport from the north-west on a heading of 130.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,727 ft agl. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the flaps were not set and the aircraft was off the glideslope. Local weather was 7 °C with wind 1 kt from 180 °, giving a 1 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
At threshold the height was reported as good and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 41 kt.
Touchdown occurred 279 m down the runway, a distance described as good. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 37 kt, while the vertical rate was excellent at minus 98 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Runway rollout alignment remained perfect and the total landing distance was 360 m, representing 29 % of the runway length.
Maintain flap deployment and glideslope capture to achieve a stable approach, and adjust the final-approach speed to meet the target value for a smoother touchdown. These minor refinements will help convert the already high 94.2 % score into an even more consistent performance.
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