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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft 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 2,551 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 557 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departure from José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, commenced with a roll on runway 21. The aircraft accelerated to liftoff speed of 135 kt, achieving lift-off in a distance of 888 m, which represented 36% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 33 °C, with a gentle wind blowing at 5 kt from a direction of 60°, resulting in a 3 kt crosswind and a 4 kt tailwind.
As the aircraft transitioned to the enroute climb phase, it began ascending from an initial altitude of 917 ft above sea level to 4,008 ft, a vertical gain of 3,091 ft, in just 2 minutes. This climb phase was followed by a 7-minute level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude and covered a distance of 30 nm. The enroute descent phase commenced 6 miles west of Samborondon, Ecuador, and involved a descent from 3,758 ft to 1,532 ft, a decrease of 2,226 ft, in 3 minutes. The aircraft then entered the final approach phase, aligning itself with runway 21 at José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport from a northeasterly heading.
The aircraft touched down on runway 21, with a touchdown point located 149 m beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 113 kt was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 119 kt, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -369 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment also deviated from the centreline by 9.1 m. Following a taxiing period of 3 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm, the aircraft arrived at its designated parking position, having completed a total flight distance of 53 nm and consumed 7,969 kg of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 21 at SEGU José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, a 2,459-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the north east. The approach quality was good, with a threshold height that met the required standards. The threshold speed of 119 knots was also satisfactory, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown speed of 113 knots was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -369 feet per minute.
The touchdown point was located 149 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been influenced by the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 6.8 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a gentle tailwind of 4 knots, did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing. The total landing distance of 1,423 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft remained slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.1 meters. Despite this, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, earning a score of 89.4%. The crew's ability to maintain control and navigate the aircraft to a safe touchdown, despite some minor deviations from optimal performance, was evident throughout the landing.
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