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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,015 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,571 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Black Square Starship N786BP taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KBCT Boca Raton Airport, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 05, with a takeoff distance of 3,292 feet, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 109 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 83°F temperature and winds of 10 knots at 100°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb began 1 mile west of Highland Beach, Florida, and saw the aircraft ascend from 1,059 feet above sea level to 32,026 feet, an increase of 30,967 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 32 miles west of Walkers Cay Airport in the Bahamas and lasted for 47 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 909 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 23 miles south of Chilmark, Massachusetts, and saw the aircraft descend from 30,838 feet to 479 feet, a decrease of 30,359 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 51 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at KHYA Cape Cod Gateway Airport was made from the north-east, heading 230.0°, at an altitude of 416 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 5,015 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 103 knots. The touchdown point was 161 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 94 knots and an excellent touchdown rate of -77 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 54°F temperature and winds of 10 knots at 250°, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 3,463 feet, accounting for 69% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 1,042 nautical miles, took 84 minutes, and used 2,080 pounds of fuel.
The aircraft, Black Square Starship N786BP, successfully landed at KHYA Cape Cod Gateway Airport, achieving a score of 96.5%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 230.0° at an altitude of 416 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 103 knots, but still within an acceptable range. The touchdown point was located 161 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 94 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -77 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and precision in aligning the aircraft with the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance of 3,463 feet was 69% of the available runway length of 5,015 feet, which is a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating excellent piloting skills.
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