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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 1,067 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,067 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 300 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a short taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a PC-12, then departed from runway 14 at BIPA Patreksfjörður Airport in Iceland. The takeoff distance was 319 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 108 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of -1 °C, with a wind speed of 47 knots at 56 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 42 knots and a headwind of 21 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead BIPA Patreksfjörður Airport. The climb took 3 minutes to reach an altitude of 9,186 feet, an increase of 8,170 feet from the initial altitude of 1,016 feet. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 7 miles south east of the airport and lasted for 30 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 3 miles north west of BIVA Vatnsnes Airport and took 10 minutes to descend from 9,571 feet to 1,040 feet, a decrease of 8,532 feet. During this descent, the aircraft covered a distance of 30 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 10 at BIMK Múlakot Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 94.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 787 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 10 at BIMK Múlakot Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 299 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 78 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -150 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.0 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 3 °C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 119 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total flight distance was 152 nautical miles, and the flight took 48 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 211 kilograms of fuel during the flight. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. Overall, the flight was successful, with a good landing distance and a smooth touchdown rate.
The PC-12 aircraft successfully landed at BIMK Múlakot Airport, achieving a score of 90.3%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 94.0° at 2 nautical miles and 787 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 10, which has a length of 1,067 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was above the target at 93 knots. This may indicate that the pilot could have applied more gentle braking or used reverse thrust to slow down the aircraft more efficiently. The touchdown distance of 299 meters was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown speed of 78 knots was slightly faster than desired. However, the touchdown rate of -150 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a slight crosswind effect. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and wind speeds of 11 knots at 119°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots.
The total landing distance of 547 meters was 51% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.4 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have applied uneven braking or steering inputs during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and alignment. The pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and alignment during the final approach and rollout phases will be crucial in achieving a higher score in future landings.
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