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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 949 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 949 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 204 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft departed runway 26 at LILO Caiolo Sondrio Airfield, rolling down the 543-meter-long runway in 57% of its total length. Liftoff speed was achieved at 86 knots, with a gentle climb into the local weather conditions of 14°C and a 4-knot headwind. The aircraft's climb performance was impressive, reaching an altitude of 2,009 feet above sea level in a short distance, and then continuing to climb to 2,435 feet in less than a minute, covering just under 1 nautical mile.
As the aircraft leveled off, it entered a 15-minute cruise phase, covering 41 nautical miles at a steady altitude. The descent phase that followed was equally efficient, with the aircraft losing 936 feet in just 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 26 was initiated from the east, with the aircraft descending from 2,419 feet to 1,483 feet above ground level. However, the landing was not without some issues, as the threshold speed was too high at 93 knots, and the touchdown speed of 82 knots was slightly faster than recommended. The touchdown rate of -249 feet per minute was fair, but the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline.
The aircraft's landing distance of 528 meters was 56% of the runway's total length, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.5 meters from the centerline. Despite some minor issues, the aircraft's overall performance was satisfactory, with a total flight distance of 50 nautical miles and a fuel consumption of 14 kilograms. The flight duration was 20 minutes, and the aircraft's climb and descent phases were executed efficiently, demonstrating its capabilities in the local weather conditions.
The Bonanza G36 touched down on runway 26 at LILO Caiolo Sondrio Airfield with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the desired level at 93 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, resulting in a touchdown distance of 202 m, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 82 kt was somewhat fast, and the touchdown rate of -249 fpm was only fair.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was found to be 9.3 m off-centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the desired alignment. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 °C and a light headwind of 2 kt, did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance of 528 m was 56% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was found to be slightly off-centreline by 11.5 m, indicating a minor deviation from the desired path. Despite this, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 90.2%. The pilot's ability to maintain control and navigate the aircraft to a safe touchdown was evident, but there is room for improvement in terms of speed management and alignment during the approach and rollout phases.
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