Which of the following best defines a stable approach?

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Which of the following best defines a stable approach?

A stable approach means you're on a controlled, correct final approach path with the aircraft ready for landing. It includes proper alignment with the runway centerline, maintaining the correct descent rate, keeping the airspeed in the target range, configuring the gear and flaps for landing, and having a briefed, complete approach plan. This combination keeps the aircraft on a steady glide path and under control, so you can continue to a safe landing or execute a go-around if needed. The other statements describe outcomes or conditions that aren’t about overall stability: a constant descent rate at all times isn’t realistic or safe; the touchdown point distance is a performance result, not stability; retracting flaps and gear on final would reduce stability when landing.

A stable approach means you're on a controlled, correct final approach path with the aircraft ready for landing. It includes proper alignment with the runway centerline, maintaining the correct descent rate, keeping the airspeed in the target range, configuring the gear and flaps for landing, and having a briefed, complete approach plan. This combination keeps the aircraft on a steady glide path and under control, so you can continue to a safe landing or execute a go-around if needed. The other statements describe outcomes or conditions that aren’t about overall stability: a constant descent rate at all times isn’t realistic or safe; the touchdown point distance is a performance result, not stability; retracting flaps and gear on final would reduce stability when landing.

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