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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Settle the descent rate
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: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 2,522 ft/m, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 8.5° against the runway's 3.5°, wings 11° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 31 kt FAST on the reference speed of 115 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,934 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 873 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The ATR 72 taxied from the parking area to runway 16C at LOWG Graz Airport, a movement that lasted 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 16C the aircraft used 878 m of runway, representing 32 % of the available length, and lifted off at 124 kt. Ambient conditions were 21 °C with wind from 139° at 7 kt, including a 4 kt cross-wind and a 6 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Zettling, Steiermark, Austria, with the aeroplane climbing from 2,052 ft asl to 15,991 ft asl, a gain of 13,940 ft achieved in 13 minutes while covering 46 nm.
Level cruise began 1 mile south-east of LOKR Sankt Donat / Mairist Airfield, Kaernten, Austria, lasting 25 minutes and encompassing 103 nm.
Descent started 5 miles south-west of Westendorf, Tirol, Austria, descending from 14,858 ft asl to 13,195 ft asl, a loss of 1,662 ft in 2 minutes over 6 nm.
A subsequent level cruise was initiated 3 miles south of Alpbach, Tirol, Austria, persisting for 13 minutes and covering 49 nm.
Descent resumed overhead Tarrenz, Tirol, Austria, with altitude decreasing from 12,865 ft asl to 9,629 ft asl, a reduction of 3,236 ft in 3 minutes across 11 nm.
Another level cruise started 1 mile south-east of Nassereith, Tirol, Austria, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 5 nm.
The final descent began 1 mile south-west of Wildermieming, Tirol, Austria, dropping from 9,293 ft asl to 3,822 ft asl, a loss of 5,471 ft in 4 minutes while covering 12 nm.
The aircraft entered final approach to runway 08 at LOWI Innsbruck Airport, descending from 2,189 ft agl to 137 ft agl in 49 seconds and scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Touchdown occurred on runway 08, whose length is 1,934 m, with a threshold height at 81 ft agl above target and a threshold speed of 143 kt. The touchdown point was 423 m beyond the touchdown zone, speed at touchdown was 117 kt, and the vertical speed was minus 207 fpm; runway alignment was very good. Local weather reported temperature 17 °C, wind 9 kt from 60° with a 3 kt cross-wind and a 9 kt head-wind.
Runway rollout measured 1,075 m, representing 56 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was perfect.
The ATR 72 taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 239 nm, required 72 (as stated) and consumed 626 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 08 at LOWI Innsbruck Airport was conducted in a temperature of 17 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 060°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind. The aircraft descended from 2,189 ft agl to 137 ft agl in 49 seconds and achieved the required stabilisation-gate criteria.
At the threshold the aircraft was 81 ft agl, which was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was 143 kt, noted as too high.
Touchdown occurred 423 m beyond the designated touchdown zone; the speed at touchdown was 117 kt, described as a little fast, and the vertical rate was -207 fpm, rated as fair. Runway-touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,075 m, representing 56 % of the 1,934 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
To improve future performance, focus on achieving the correct threshold height and reducing the touchdown point to fall within the touchdown zone, which will also help bring the touchdown speed closer to target. Adjusting the flare timing and speed management will address both deviations while preserving the strong alignment already demonstrated.
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