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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 541 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 541 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 179 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Kodiak 100 taxied from the parking area to runway 24 at VNLK Lukla Airport in less than one minute, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 34 kt and became airborne after a takeoff run of 92 m, which represented 17 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 13 °C with an 8-kt wind from 195°, providing a 6-kt headwind and a 6-kt crosswind component.
The climb commenced overhead the airport, climbing from 9,406 ft to 10,654 ft above sea level-a gain of 1,249 ft-in one minute while traversing three nautical miles.
Level cruise began three miles southwest of VNLK and was maintained for three minutes, during which the aircraft covered seven nautical miles.
On final approach to runway 06, the aircraft approached from the southwest on a heading of 58.0° at one nautical mile distance and an altitude of minus 17 ft AGL.
Touchdown occurred on runway 06, whose total length is 541 m; the threshold speed was 60 kt, the aircraft touched down 169 m from the threshold at 49 kt with a descent rate of 536 fpm, and alignment was reported as very good. Weather at the time was 13 °C with a 5-kt wind from 195°, giving a 4-kt crosswind and a 4-kt tailwind component.
The rollout distance measured 387 m, representing 72 % of the runway, and runway alignment during rollout was described as perfect.
In total, the flight covered 10 nm, lasted taking 7, and consumed 15 kg of fuel.
The Kodiak 100 entered final approach to runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport from the south-west on a heading of 58.0 ° at 1 nm and -17 ft AGL; the approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because it was off the glideslope.
At threshold the aircraft displayed good height and the threshold speed was a little below target at 60 kt.
Touchdown occurred 169 m down the 541 m runway at 49 kt with a vertical rate of 536 fpm; runway-touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 387 m, representing 72 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
To convert the high overall score of 97.5 % into consistent performance, focus on maintaining a stabilized approach that keeps the aircraft on the glideslope and on target speed at the 1,000 ft gate.
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