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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 1,034 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,034 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 295 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 16 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA40-NG, then departed from runway 04R at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. The takeoff distance was 392 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 81 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and tailwind were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,027 feet above sea level to 2,466 feet, an increase of 1,439 feet in 1 minute, covering 1 nautical mile.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise 1 mile south of Halawa, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started overhead NPS Ford Island NALF Honolulu, where the aircraft climbed from 2,598 feet to 4,594 feet, an increase of 1,995 feet in 4 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise 2 miles west of Village Park, lasting 4 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started 1 mile northwest of Makaha Valley, where the aircraft climbed from 4,985 feet to 10,142 feet, an increase of 5,157 feet in 7 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise 12 miles west of PHDH Kawaihapai Airfield Mokuleia, lasting 28 minutes and covering 41 nautical miles. However, this was followed by an enroute descent, which started 17 miles east of Kapa'a, where the aircraft descended from 10,069 feet to 3,260 feet, a decrease of 6,810 feet in 11 minutes, covering 20 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise 4 miles north of Anahola, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute descent, which started 4 miles east of Kilauea, where the aircraft descended from 2,656 feet to 1,021 feet, a decrease of 1,635 feet in 3 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at HI01 Princeville Airport was made from the northeast, heading 264.0° at 3 nautical miles and 678 feet above ground level. The landing on the runway was successful, with a touchdown distance of 294 meters and a touchdown speed of 57 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -409 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 688 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The total flight distance was 105 nautical miles, taking 69 minutes, and the aircraft used 20 kilograms of fuel.
The DA40-NG aircraft successfully landed at HI01 Princeville Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing technique. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 264.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 678 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was impressive, with a threshold height of 73 feet agl being well above the target, indicating a safe margin for error. The threshold speed of 73 knots was also satisfactory, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a steady and controlled approach. The touchdown distance of 294 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 57 knots was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
However, the touchdown rate of -409 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, which may indicate that the pilot could have applied a more gradual descent to achieve a softer touchdown. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind and headwind components were both minimal, at 1 knot each, which would not have significantly impacted the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance of 688 meters was 67% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the DA40-NG aircraft's landing at HI01 Princeville Airport was a success, with the pilot demonstrating a high level of skill and proficiency in their approach and landing technique.
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