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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,275 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 336 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 to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 08R at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR). The takeoff distance was 1,713 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and winds of 12 knots at 249 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the tailwind was 10 knots. After departing from Vancouver, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Richmond, British Columbia. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,038 feet above sea level to 29,169 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,132 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 118 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 17 miles north of Lillooet, British Columbia. This cruise phase lasted for 45 minutes and covered a distance of 590 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 24 miles north of CFL8 Yates Tower in Alberta. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 28,849 feet above sea level to 6,985 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,864 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 34 miles southwest of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. This cruise phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 24 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 10 miles southwest of CYZF Yellowknife International Airport. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 6,964 feet above sea level to 2,402 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,562 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16 at CYZF Yellowknife International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 190.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,693 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 16 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 336 meters. The touchdown speed was 101 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -288 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and winds of 8 knots at 230 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 782 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 6 minutes to taxi to the parking from the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 860 nautical miles, which was covered in 111 minutes. The aircraft used 5,277 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ85 aircraft successfully landed at CYZF Yellowknife International Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The final approach to runway 16 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 190.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,693 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 101 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 336 meters was also considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -288 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°C, with a wind speed of 8 kt at 230°. The crosswind component was 7 kt, while the headwind component was 5 kt.
The total landing distance of 782 meters was 34% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to maintain a high level of control and stability during the landing process. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled path after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the process. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown rate and runway alignment, which may be addressed in future training or operations.
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