Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 11 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 4.2° of bank in the first climb segment and 3.3° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,795 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 125 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 27 at EKBI Billund Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,144 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots blowing from 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Billund in the Region Syddanmark, Denmark. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 386 meters above sea level to 9,861 meters above sea level, an increase of 9,474.5 meters, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 83 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 20 miles northwest of Thyboron in the Region Midtjylland, Denmark, and lasted for 63 minutes, covering a distance of 442 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 91 miles northwest of EGPW Unst Airport in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 9,714 meters above sea level to 508 meters above sea level, a decrease of 9,206.5 meters, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at EKVG Vágar Airport was made from the southeast, heading 298.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 428.1 meters above ground level. The landing on runway 30 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 125 meters and a touchdown speed of 132 knots, although this was a little fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -3.8 meters per second, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot blowing from 333 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 854 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 641 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 111 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,071 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at EKVG Vágar Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. The final approach was conducted from the south east, aligning with the runway 30 threshold at a heading of 298.0° and an altitude of 428.1 meters above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft's performance during the landing was impressive, with a threshold speed of 132 knots, which is considered good. The touchdown distance of 125 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly higher than desired, which may have contributed to a heavier-than-ideal touchdown rate of -3.8 meters per second.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating excellent control and precision during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 6°C and a gentle headwind of 1 knot from a direction of 333°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 854 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain a high level of control and precision throughout the approach and landing. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot was able to smoothly transition from the landing phase to the rollout phase.
Overall, the Boeing 737-700's landing at EKVG Vágar Airport was a success, with the aircraft demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. The pilot's ability to maintain control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases was impressive, and the favorable weather conditions likely contributed to a smooth and safe landing.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values