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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 709 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 709 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 121 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the DR 400 from EDVK Calden to EDEN Bad Hersfeld began with a 3-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nm. The departure took place from runway 09 at Calden, with a takeoff distance of 336 meters, which was 13% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was 67 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 12°C with a 9 knot wind coming from 90°, resulting in a 1 knot crosswind and a 9 knot headwind.
After takeoff, the enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of Calden. The aircraft climbed from 1,762 ft asl to 4,371 ft asl, gaining 2,609 ft in altitude over 7 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nm. The enroute level cruise segment began 1 mile southwest of Kassel and lasted 15 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nm.
The enroute descent commenced 2 miles north of Bad Hersfeld. The aircraft descended from 6,563 ft asl to 2,995 ft asl, losing 3,568 ft in altitude over 4 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nm. The landing took place on runway 36 at Bad Hersfeld, which had a length of 709 meters. The aircraft was at a height of 14 ft agl at the threshold of the runway, with a speed of 66 knots. The touchdown occurred 119 meters from the threshold, at a speed of 58 knots with a vertical speed indicator reading of -136 ft/m. The local weather at the time of landing was 10°C with a 6 knot wind from 72°, resulting in a 6 knot crosswind and a 3 knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 221 meters, which was 31% of the total runway length. The total flight distance covered was 45 nm, with a total flight time of 38 minutes. The flight consumed 10 kg of fuel during the journey.
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