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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 985 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 985 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 280 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Beechcraft Duke, then departed from runway 03 at LGTT Tatoi Airport. The takeoff distance was 523 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 96 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 230 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a tailwind of 1 knot was present. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Varybobi in Attica, Greece. The climb took 2 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,946 feet above sea level to 4,836 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,890 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles south east of Kapandriti in Attica, Greece. This phase of the flight lasted 32 minutes and covered 118 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 5 miles west of Amorgos in the South Aegean, Greece. The descent took 4 minutes and covered 16 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 4,736 feet above sea level to 1,810 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,926 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 10 miles south east of Amorgos in the South Aegean, Greece. This phase of the flight lasted 11 minutes and covered 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 33 at LGPL Astypalaia Airport, approaching from the south east at a heading of 331.0 degrees and 4 nautical miles from the airport. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 9 degrees.
The landing was successful, with a threshold speed of 98 knots and a touchdown distance of 277 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 84 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -270 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centreline. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.0 meters from the centreline.
The flight then ended with taxiing to the parking area, which took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 167 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 54 minutes. The aircraft used 215 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft Duke aircraft successfully landed at LGPL Astypalaia Airport, achieving a score of 91.0%. The final approach to runway 33 was conducted from the south east, with a heading of 331.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 732 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 98 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 277 meters, and the touchdown speed was good at 84 knots. However, the touchdown rate was only fair at -270 feet per minute, indicating a slightly steeper descent than ideal.
The landing was conducted in relatively calm weather conditions, with a temperature of 17°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 9°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the successful landing.
Despite the overall success of the landing, there were some minor issues. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 6.1 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off-centre by 9.0 meters. However, these deviations were relatively minor and did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing performance.
Overall, the Beechcraft Duke aircraft demonstrated good handling and control during the landing, and the pilot's skills were evident in the successful execution of the approach and touchdown. With some minor adjustments to the approach and rollout, the pilot could potentially achieve an even higher score in the future.
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