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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 2,139 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,139 m of the 3,470 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 270 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-MAX8 began with a 12-minute taxi from the parking area to runway 30R at OMDB Dubai International Airport. The takeoff roll covered 7,162 ft, which was 61% of the runway length, with a liftoff speed of 160 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 94°F with a 3-knot wind coming from 125°, resulting in a 3-knot tailwind.
The enroute climb started 1 mile northwest of OMDB Dubai International Airport, climbing from 1,028 ft above sea level to 32,617 ft, covering 91 nm in 15 minutes. The level cruise portion of the flight began 40 miles northwest of OMSN Sir Abu Nu'ayr Airport, lasting 39 minutes and covering 279 nm.
The descent phase of the flight began 19 miles east of Z26T Ras Safaniya in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The aircraft descended from 32,809 ft to 3,004 ft, covering 107 nm in 18 minutes. A brief level cruise segment occurred 5 miles north of Ad Dasmah in Kuwait, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
The final descent commenced 4 miles northwest of Kuwait City, descending from 2,876 ft to 1,914 ft in 2 minutes, covering 6 nm. The landing occurred on runway 15L at OKKK Kuwait Intl, with the touchdown point 895 ft from the threshold. The touchdown speed was 145 knots, and the vertical speed at touch down was -440 ft/min. The total landing distance was 6,785 ft, which was 60% of the runway length.
After landing, a 9-minute taxi from the runway to the parking area covered 2 nm. The total flight distance was 503 nm and the flight took 4 hours and 6 minutes to complete. A total of 7,761 lbs of fuel was consumed during the flight. The local weather at the time of landing was 74°F with a 0-knot wind from 178°, resulting in no crosswind or headwind conditions.
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