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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 300 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 300 ft gate: sink rate 1,149 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and speed 8 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 75 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 4,978 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,978 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 153 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at CZVL Edmonton / Villeneuve Airport took approximately 6 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, AA-5B (N28672), then began its departure roll on runway 26, utilizing 1,544 feet, or 31% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 77 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 61°F, with a negligible wind of 1 knot from a direction of 270°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb, which began approximately 1 mile west of CZVL. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from an initial altitude of 3,022 feet above sea level to 5,935 feet, an increase of 2,913 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The enroute climb was followed by a series of level cruises and descents, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude of 5,935 feet for 857 minutes, covering a distance of 160 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 35 at CYBW Calgary / Springbank Airport was initiated from the south, with the aircraft descending from 5,498 feet to 4,220 feet in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft touched down on runway 35 at CYBW, utilizing a touchdown distance of 152 feet and a touchdown speed of 46 knots. The touchdown rate was somewhat high at -529 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 51 feet from the centreline. Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 2 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 182 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 82 minutes and a fuel consumption of 0 pounds.
The aircraft, AA-5B (N28672), successfully executed a final approach to runway 35 at CYBW Calgary / Springbank Airport from the south, aligning with the runway heading of 359.0° at 0 nm and 273 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed of 48 kt was below the target, necessitating caution to avoid stalling the aircraft.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a good touchdown distance of 152 ft, with a corresponding touchdown speed of 46 kt. Although the touchdown rate was very hard at -529 fpm, this was not unexpected given the short runway length of 4,999 ft. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 51 ft from the centreline, which would require attention during the rollout phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 60 °F and a wind of 1 kt at 270°, contributed to a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,783 ft, accounting for 36% of the runway length, was acceptable. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 64 ft from the centreline, indicating a need for improvement in the pilot's ability to maintain centreline alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance scored 81.3%, highlighting areas for improvement in approach and rollout alignment.
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