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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 6,064 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,064 ft of the 10,014 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,326 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A300, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KPNS Pensacola International Airport. This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 35, with the aircraft taking off after covering 4,383 feet, which was 62% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 102 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots at 349 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 4 knots. After departing from KPNS, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Ferry Pass, Florida. The climb took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 162 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,231 feet above sea level to 36,967 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 6 miles west of Brantleyville, Alabama. This phase of the flight lasted 29 minutes and covered 214 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 6 miles east of Jamestown Muni Airport in Tennessee. The descent took 20 minutes and covered 120 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 37,116 feet to 5,998 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile south of Anchorage, Kentucky. This phase of the flight lasted only 2 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Prospect, Kentucky. The descent took 4 minutes and covered 9 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 5,802 feet to 2,194 feet.
The final approach to runway 17R at KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport took place from the north, with the aircraft heading at 165.0 degrees and being 4 nautical miles away from the runway. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 10,014 feet long, and had a good threshold height. The threshold speed was also good at 124 knots, and the touchdown distance was 1,329 feet, which was 58% of the runway's length.
The touchdown speed was a little fast at 123 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -138 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good after the aircraft had taxied to the parking area from the runway, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 2 minutes. The total flight distance was 521 nautical miles, and the flight used 16,043 pounds of fuel, taking a total of 87 minutes.
The Airbus A300 successfully landed on runway 17R at KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, achieving a score of 99.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 165.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,695 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 124 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 1,329 feet was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. However, the touchdown speed of 123 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance.
Despite this minor deviation, the touchdown rate was smooth at -138 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, which is essential for a safe and efficient landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from 189°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve the landing's stability.
The total landing distance of 5,795 feet was 58% of the runway's length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's direction and speed during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Airbus A300's landing on runway 17R at KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport was a successful and efficient operation, with the pilot demonstrating excellent skills and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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