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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,025 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,025 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 399 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 400 Corvalis, then departed from runway 06R at EDFV Worms Airfield. The takeoff distance was 554 meters, which accounted for 69% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 84 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 338°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from Worms Airfield, the enroute climb began approximately 1 mile south east of the airfield. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 865 feet above sea level to 10,728 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,863 feet, in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Graben-Neudorf in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. This phase lasted for 57 minutes and covered a distance of 197 nautical miles. The enroute descent began overhead Laino in Lombardia, Italy, where the aircraft descended from 10,801 feet above sea level to 3,223 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,577 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at LSZA Lugano Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 19.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 2,300 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 399 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 83 knots, which was a little fast, while the touchdown rate was good at -180 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 110°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 646 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 248 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 84 minutes. The aircraft used 36 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a Cessna 400 Corvalis, successfully landed at Lugano Airport (LSZA) with a score of 98.4%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 19.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 2,300 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully guided the aircraft onto runway 01, which has a length of 1,025 meters.
Upon touchdown, the threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft touched down at the correct point on the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly too high at 94 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown distance of 399 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
The touchdown speed of 83 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -180 feet per minute (fpm) was reported as good, indicating that the pilot had managed to slow the aircraft down effectively. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the final stages of the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 110°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was zero. These conditions were favorable for the landing, allowing the pilot to maintain a stable approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 646 meters was 63% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had managed to slow the aircraft down effectively during the rollout. The runway rollout alignment was also reported as perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the final stages of the landing. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot achieving a high score of 98.4%.
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