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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 887 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 887 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 316 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 approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, then departed from runway 19 at BITN Þórshöfn Airport. The takeoff distance was 272 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 56 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -0°C, a wind speed of 3 knots at 189°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead THorshoefn (Nordurland Eystra, Iceland), rising from an altitude of 433 feet above sea level to 2,940 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,507 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 5 miles east of THorshoefn and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 6 miles north of Vopnafjoerdur (Austurland, Iceland), where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,860 feet above sea level to 921 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,939 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22 at BIVO Vopnafjörður Airport was made from the north-east, heading 204.0° at 2 nautical miles and 908 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 314 meters, which was 76% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 48 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions during landing were characterized by a temperature of -1°C, a wind speed of 2 knots at 218°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 35 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 30 minutes. The aircraft used 10 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Skyhawk successfully landed at BIVO Vopnafjörður Airport, achieving a score of 93.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 204.0° at 2 nautical miles and 908 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 58 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 314 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing process. The touchdown speed of 48 knots was also within the acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -143 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a gentle descent.
However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position or a minor deviation from the intended flight path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight overcorrection or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 218°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have had a slight impact on the aircraft's performance during the landing process. Overall, the pilot's performance was satisfactory, and the aircraft landed safely within the designated runway area.
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