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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,580 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 349 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 31 at GMFK Moulay Ali Cherif Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,544 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 0 degrees. There was a slight crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Errachidia in the Draa-Tafilalet region of Morocco. The climb took 30 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 4,469 feet above sea level to 37,073 feet, an increase of 32,603 feet. The distance covered during this period was 205 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 11 miles northeast of GMTA Cherif Al Idrissi Airport in the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. This phase lasted for 124 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 948 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 1 mile north of Ditchling in East Sussex, England. The descent took 18 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,997 feet above sea level to 1,582 feet, a decrease of 35,416 feet. The distance covered during this period was 124 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at EGNX East Midlands Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 88.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 2,580 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 0 degrees. There was a slight crosswind of 3 knots and no headwind.
The landing was successful, with a threshold speed of 136 knots and a touchdown speed of 128 knots. The touchdown distance was 351 meters, which was 32% of the runway length. The touchdown rate was fair at -227 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,285 nautical miles, which was covered in 180 minutes. The aircraft used 7,777 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at East Midlands Airport (EGNX) on runway 09, achieving a score of 99.7%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 88.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the pilots maintained a safe altitude prior to touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 136 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. The touchdown distance of 351 meters was also deemed good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the landing phase. The touchdown speed of 128 knots was also within the acceptable range, further emphasizing the pilots' skill and control during the landing.
However, the touchdown rate of -227 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilots could have maintained a more gradual descent rate to reduce the impact on the aircraft's landing gear. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained a precise alignment with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 0°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 835 meters was 32% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and avoided any deviations from the centerline. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilots demonstrating a high level of skill and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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