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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 2,074 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,074 m of the 2,739 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 703 m past the threshold — beyond 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 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an F-35C Lightning, then departed from runway 28 at ENDU Bardufoss Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,186 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 215 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 0°. The crosswind and headwind were both 1 knot. After departing from Bardufoss Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting overhead Andselv in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. The climb took 10 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,524 feet above sea level to 29,560 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The enroute climb resulted in an increase of 28,036 feet in altitude. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northeast of Kjopsvik in Nordland Fylke, Norway. This phase lasted for 71 minutes and covered a distance of 534 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 10 miles southeast of Ekenaes in Uusimaa, Finland. The descent took 8 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 29,858 feet above sea level to 1,937 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles. The descent resulted in a decrease of 27,921 feet in altitude.
The final approach to runway 24 at EEEI Ämari Air Base was made from the east, with a heading of 252.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,841 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 285 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -259 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 280°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,992 meters, which accounted for 73% of the runway.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 647 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 95 minutes. The aircraft used 7,401 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The F-35C Lightning aircraft successfully landed at EEEI Ämari Air Base, achieving a score of 95.4%. The final approach to runway 24 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 252.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,841 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 154 knots. Despite this, the touchdown point was 285 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing path.
The touchdown speed of 129 knots was considered good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's descent effectively. However, the touchdown rate of -259 feet per minute was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have managed the descent more smoothly.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained the aircraft's alignment with the runway during the final approach and touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle headwind of 3 knots from a direction of 280°.
The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, which made the landing conditions relatively easy. The total landing distance of 1,992 meters was 73% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment with the runway was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's deceleration effectively. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the final approach and touchdown.
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