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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,214 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 424 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a DA40-NG, then departed from runway 36 at Milano Linate Airport (LIML). The takeoff distance was 137 meters, which accounted for 6% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 88 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. There was a slight crosswind of 2 knots, but no headwind. The aircraft climbed to a height of 1,173 feet above sea level (asl) before leveling off and cruising for a short period.
The first enroute climb started overhead the Idroscalo Milan (Lombardia, Italy), where the aircraft climbed from 1,173 ft asl to 1,693 ft asl, an increase of 520 ft in just 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The enroute level cruise that followed lasted 8 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 1,024 ft asl to 5,531 ft asl, an increase of 4,507 ft in 7 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The flight continued with a series of enroute climbs and level cruises, each with varying durations and distances covered. The aircraft climbed from 6,193 ft asl to 12,006 ft asl, an increase of 5,813 ft in 9 minutes, covering 20 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise that followed lasted 20 minutes and covered 52 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 11,788 ft asl to 2,737 ft asl, a decrease of 9,051 ft in 6 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise that followed lasted 5 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began a final climb, from 2,602 ft asl to 2,774 ft asl, an increase of 171 ft in 2 minutes, covering 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 22 at LSME Emmen Air Base was made from the north east, with a heading of 182.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 1,263 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 64 knots and a touchdown rate of -39 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.6 meters.
The total landing distance was 697 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.9 meters. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 113 nautical miles, taking 54 minutes, and the aircraft used 24 kilograms of fuel.
The DA40-NG aircraft successfully landed at LSME Emmen Air Base, achieving a score of 90.4%. The final approach was conducted from the north-east, heading 182.0° at 1 nautical mile and 1,263 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 22, which has a length of 2,214 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 77 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 422 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 64 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -39 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
Despite the good performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the landing roll. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with some minor deviations from the ideal performance.
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