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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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.
Side view — the last 5,706 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,706 ft of the 6,573 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,722 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 12R at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún, Mexico. The takeoff distance was 4,865 feet, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 92 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 10 knots at 149 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún. The climb took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 150 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,133 feet above sea level to 37,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,867 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 62 minutes and covered a distance of 435 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place at a specific location defined by latitude 23.5037906 and longitude -87.3899885. After the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 81 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana, United States. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 37,885 feet above sea level to 1,328 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,557 feet.
The final approach to runway 31L at KHOU William P Hobby Airport was made from the southeast, heading 314.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 6,573 feet, and the threshold height at 56 feet above ground level was slightly above the target. The threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 151 knots. The touchdown point was 1,350 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -204 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 71 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 6 knots at 290 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 5,434 feet, which accounted for 83% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 40 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 714 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 125 minutes. The aircraft used 11,491 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 314.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 31L, which has a length of 6,573 feet.
The threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Similarly, the threshold speed of 151 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was slightly faster than desired when reaching the runway threshold. The touchdown point was 1,350 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -204 feet per minute (fpm) was fair.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the ideal touchdown point. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 71°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 290°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots.
The total landing distance of 5,434 feet was 83% of the runway length, which is a relatively efficient use of the available runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 40 feet from the centreline, which may have required some corrective action from the pilots to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but with some minor deviations from the ideal parameters. The pilots demonstrated good control of the aircraft, and the aircraft responded well to their inputs. However, there is room for improvement in terms of achieving more precise touchdown points and speeds, as well as maintaining better alignment with the runway centreline during the rollout phase.
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