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Hold the approach speed
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 2,704 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 445 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 24 at PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field, with a takeoff distance of 839 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots blowing from 219 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Valdez, and climbed from an altitude of 1,055 feet above sea level to 33,681 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,626 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 21 miles south of PAWR Whittier Airport Whittier. This phase lasted for 27 minutes and covered a distance of 186 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 15 miles south east of PFKK Kokhanok Airport Kokhanok, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,016 feet above sea level to 1,354 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,663 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at PAKN King Salmon Airport was made from the south east, with a heading of 312.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 118 knots and a touchdown rate of -105 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the threshold height was good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 19 knots blowing from 291 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 17 knots. The total landing distance was 1,000 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 350 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 74 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,393 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The A400M aircraft successfully landed at PAKN King Salmon Airport, achieving a high score of 91.9%. The final approach to runway 30 was conducted from the southeast, heading 312.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 121 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 447 meters, which is within the expected range. The touchdown speed of 118 knots was also good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -105 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 19 knots from 291°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 17 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's landing performance was not significantly affected, with a total landing distance of 1,000 meters, which is 37% of the runway length.
However, there was a slight deviation in the runway rollout alignment, with the aircraft being 8.5 meters off-centerline. This deviation is relatively minor and may be attributed to the aircraft's braking performance or the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase. Overall, the A400M's landing performance at PAKN King Salmon Airport was satisfactory, with a high score and a smooth touchdown.
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