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Track the centreline on final
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 1,149 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,149 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 411 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star taxied onto runway 27 at EGBJ Gloucestershire Airport and executed a departure roll of 446 m, representing 39 % of the runway length; liftoff was achieved at 80 kt. Ambient conditions were 22 °C with a wind of 11 kt from 220°, providing an 8 kt headwind component and an 8 kt cross-wind component.
After rotation, the aircraft commenced its first climb overhead the airport, ascending from 776 ft asl to 7 802 ft asl - a gain of 7 026 ft - in 6 minutes while covering 8 nm.
The initial cruise segment was flown over Berkeley, lasting 8 minutes and extending the flight by 23 nm.
A descent began 1 mile north-east of Frampton on Severn, dropping from 7 998 ft asl to 5 969 ft asl - a loss of 2 029 ft - in 3 minutes and traversing 7 nm.
The aircraft then level-cruised over Ashton Keynes for 3 minutes, adding 8 nm to the track.
A second descent started over EGTK Oxford (Kidlington) Airport, reducing altitude from 6 002 ft asl to 3 884 ft asl - a decrease of 2 118 ft - in 3 minutes while covering 8 nm.
Subsequent cruise over a point 1 mile north of Lechlade continued for 14 minutes and spanned 33 nm.
The next descent segment was again over EGTK Oxford Airport, descending from 3 706 ft asl to 1 725 ft asl - a loss of 1 980 ft - in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.
A short cruise over Duns Tew lasted 3 minutes and added 7 nm.
Descent over Steeple Aston reduced altitude from 1 709 ft asl to 1 062 ft asl - a loss of 647 ft - in 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.
The aircraft then level-cruised over Tackley for 2 minutes, gaining a further 2 nm.
A second climb began over EGTK Oxford Airport, climbing from 1 067 ft asl to 2 952 ft asl - an increase of 1 885 ft - in 5 minutes and covering 6 nm.
Cruise over Stonesfield followed for 3 minutes, adding 5 nm.
Descent 1 mile north-west of Ascott under Wychwood lowered the aircraft from 3 042 ft asl to 2 564 ft asl - a loss of 478 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
The final cruise segment was flown 1 mile south-west of Bledington, lasting 8 minutes and covering 14 nm.
During final approach to runway 27 at EGBJ, the aircraft approached from the east on a heading of 262.0° at 4 nm and 1 439 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27, which is 1 149 m long, was performed with a threshold speed of 82 kt. Touchdown occurred 408 m down the runway at 57 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 110 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.4 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 21 °C with a wind of 15 kt from 265°, giving a 15 kt headwind and no cross-wind. The total landing distance recorded was 620 m, representing 54 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was described as very good.
Overall, the flight covered 131 nm, required 66 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 29 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 entered the final approach to runway 06 at DNKN Mallam Aminu International Airport from the south-west on a heading of 59.0° at 4 nm and 1,466 ft agl; the approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 143 kt; the aircraft touched down 977 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 138 kt, noted as a little fast, and a touchdown rate described as fair at minus 238 fpm, while runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The landing was completed on runway 06, whose length is 11,205 ft, and the total landing distance recorded was 5,837 ft, representing 52 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Maintain the target touchdown speed closer to the calculated VREF and refine the flare to achieve a slightly lower sink rate, which will further reduce the landing distance and improve overall efficiency.
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