***Link*** :: [Stabilized Approach and Landing](https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-01/Stabilized%20Approach%20and%20Landing.pdf) ***Description*** :: `= this.link` ***Author*** :: [[FAA Safety Team]], [[FAA]] #### Key Quotes * A [[Stabilized Approach]] is one in which the pilot establishes and maintains a constant angle [[glidepath]] towards a predetermined point on the landing runway. * Moreover, the probability of being unstable can DOUBLE as you increasingly fly above a “3:1” flight path profile. * A method to estimate the appropriate descent rate in feet/minute to maintain a 3° glidepath is to multiply the groundspeed in knots by 5. #source