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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,752 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 330 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight involved a Kodiak 100 aircraft, departing from runway 15 at the Bigfork Municipal Airport (KFOZ) and heading towards the Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field (KGPZ). The initial taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered a short distance less than 1 nautical mile (nm). At 21% of the 1,752-meter runway, the Kodiak 100 completed a departure roll, with a takeoff distance of 256 meters and a liftoff speed of 75 knots (kt).
Initially, the local weather conditions included a temperature of 24°C and a moderate headwind of 13 kt, which reduced the crosswind to 2 kt. Climbing from 2,345 feet above sea level (ft asl) to 5,140 ft asl within a 3-minute period, the aircraft covered a distance of 5 nm while increasing in altitude by 2,795 ft.
Once the enroute level cruise phase was initiated 4 miles south of Bigfork, the aircraft cruised at the same altitude for 5 minutes, covering 14 nm. This phase concluded before the enroute descent started 3 miles northwest of the Wabana Seaplane Base Grand Rapids (Minnesota, United States). During the descent, the aircraft dropped from 5,143 ft asl to 2,658 ft asl in 5 minutes, covering 10 nm.
The final approach phase involved the aircraft heading towards runway 16 at KGPZ from the north, with an initial position 4 nm away and 1,352 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a heading of 166.0° throughout the final approach phase, eventually landing on the designated runway with an acceptable threshold height.
The actual landing on runway 16 was completed at 329 meters from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 61 kt and a smooth rate of descent at -122 ft per minute (fpm). Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, the runway rollout alignment was considered excellent.
After landing, the aircraft was taxiing to the parking area for approximately 2 minutes, covering a short distance less than 1 nm. Throughout the flight, the total distance covered was 35 nm, with a total flight time of 22 minutes and 49 kg of fuel consumed.
The aircraft in question was a Kodiak 100, which successfully landed at KGPZ Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field, scoring a high 98.4% on its performance. The aircraft approached runway 16 from the north, aligning itself with a heading of 166.0°, and came into view from a distance of 4 nautical miles (nm) at an altitude of 1,352 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the pilot successfully managed to touch down on the runway, achieving a speed of 61 knots (kt) and a rate of descent of -122 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 329 meters was also well-suited for the runway's length, and the pilot performed smoothly.
However, while the overall landing performance was strong, there was a slight misalignment of the touchdown position by 4.4 meters from the centerline. This was despite the pilot maintaining a high target threshold speed of 75 kt, which slightly exceeded the target speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 °C and a moderate wind speed of 17 knots at a direction of 169°. This resulted in a headwind of 17 kt and an almost negligible crosswind of 1 kt.
Overall, the total landing distance came out to be 490 meters, representing approximately 28% of the runway's length. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was deemed to be very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and expertise in navigating and controlling the aircraft during the landing phase.
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