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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: no landing flap set, off the centreline, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,053 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,053 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 128 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Kodiak 100, then departed from runway 14 at the Richard I Bong Memorial Airport (KSUW). The takeoff distance was 200 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 76 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 25°C and wind blowing at 9 knots from a direction of 190°. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started approximately 1 mile east of Superior Village, Wisconsin. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,633 feet above sea level to 5,731 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,098 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the enroute level cruise started 2 miles northwest of Poplar, Wisconsin, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 6 miles east of Iron River, Wisconsin, and descended from an altitude of 5,653 feet above sea level to 2,146 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,507 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13 at the John F Kennedy Memorial Airport (KASX) was made from the northwest, heading 133.0° at an altitude of 2 nautical miles and 1,324 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 13 was successful, with a threshold speed slightly below the target at 61 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 126 meters, and the touchdown speed was 60 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -79 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 24°C and wind blowing at 12 knots from a direction of 210°. The crosswind was 11 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 383 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 49 nautical miles, and it took 20 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 49 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a Kodiak 100, successfully landed at KASX John F Kennedy Memorial Airport, achieving a score of 92.2%. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, heading 133.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,324 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 13, which has a length of 1,053 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 61 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 126 meters. The touchdown speed of 60 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -79 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.6 meters. Additionally, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 210°, resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance was 383 meters, which is 36% of the runway length. This is a relatively short distance, indicating a good landing performance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centreline by 16.3 meters. Despite these minor issues, the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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