SAFE TO LAND
(R) SAFE-TO-LAND(R) Cue Card
Approach/Landing Gates Gate Callout Status Call If Stable Status Call If Unstable
Repeat Offending Item
“GEAR, GEAR...”
1000 ft Configuration Gate “1000” “CONFIGURED”
or “FLAPS, FLAPS...”
“AIRSPEED...200” or “CENTERLINE...200” or
500 ft Stable Gate “500” “STABLE” “GLIDE PATH...200” or “BANK ANGLE...200”
or “VERTICAL SPEED...200”
“GOING VISUAL”
IFR Minimums Gate “MINIMUMS”
or “GOING AROUND”
(If offending parameter still not corrected)
200 ft Go-Around Gate “200” “CONTINUE”
“LIMIT, GO AROUND”
Touchdown Zone Gates Call if Outside Green Zone Call if At or Past TPL
Down-the-Runway TPL “FLOATING, FLOATING...” “LIMIT, GO AROUND...”
Lateral TPL “DRIFTING, DRIFTING...” “LIMIT, GO AROUND...”
NOTES: • 10 knots excess speed at threshold increases landing distance required by 20+%.
• High at threshold adds 200 ft for each 10 feet high. GOAL
• Floating takes up 180 feet per second. CAUTION ZONE
• Delayed braking uses up 180 feet per second.
• TPL = LDA – {Factored Distance Required - 1000 ft.} ... Limit TPL to a Maximum of 3500 ft. LIMIT
• LDA = Landing Distance Available (found in A/FD Chart Supplement).
• Factored Distance Required = Computed AFM distance for conditions x 1.67 or x 1.25.
• Use 1.25 if vertical guidance available and CJP SOP experience / proficiency requirements met, 1.67 otherwise.
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SAFE TO LAND
(R) SAFE-TO-LAND(R) Cue Card
GOALS AND LIMITS:
Stable Approach Criteria (The “Goals”) Approach Criteria (The “Limits”)
• Configured = Gear Down, Final Flaps Set • Limit (latest decision point) is 200 feet above field elevation.
• Airspeed VREF -5 to +10 Any approach parameter that is not stable by 200 ft, Go Around.
• Bank Angle within 15 deg.
• Vertical Speed 1000 fpm max NOTE: Continue below 500 feet only if in the judgment of the crew
stability will be achieved by 200 feet.
If Visual App
• Lateral – Stable within the extended runway edge lines NOTE: Call to 'Continue' does not mean Safe to Land. Landing is
• Glide Path – Between Slightly High and Slightly Low on always contingent on the pilot's continuous assessment that:
the PAPI or VASI 1) Runway is Clear, and 2) TPL is Visually Identified (if visibility
If Inst App allows).
• Lateral and Vertical < 1 dot deviation
Stable Landing Criteria (The “Goals”) Landing Criteria (The “Limits”)
• “Green” Touchdown Zone • Down-the-runway touchdown point limit (TPL) is the maximum
500 – 1500 feet down the runway air distance (normal flare + float) from the threshold to touch
Laterally, centerline between main gear down. If not down before the TPL, Go Around or a runway
excursion is likely.
• Lateral Touchdown Point Limit (LTPL):
Go Around if: Left Drift: Centerline of runway on center post of
windscreen. Right Drift: Centerline of runway on glareshield
tangent in lower left of windscreen. Consider also rate of drift
prior to LTPL.
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