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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 11 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,285 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 386 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 approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-600, then departed from runway 29 at NTGM Makemo Airport in Makemo, French Polynesia. The takeoff distance was 968 meters, which accounted for 69% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 61 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles northwest of NTGM Makemo Airport. The climb took 29 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,072 feet above sea level to 37,913 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,840 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 204 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 80 miles southwest of NTKN Naiu Airport in Naiu Atoll, French Polynesia. This phase lasted for 213 minutes and covered a distance of 2,205 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 72 miles east of NZGR Great Mercury Airport in Great Mercury Island, New Zealand. The descent took 20 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 38,113 feet above sea level to 3,096 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,017 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 7 miles southeast of NZKE Waiheke Reeve Airport in Reeve, New Zealand. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 6 miles northeast of NZAR Ardmore Airport in Manurewa, New Zealand. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 2,950 feet above sea level to 1,272 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,678 feet. The final descent covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport, approaching from the east at a heading of 251.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,239 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 249 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport, which had a length of 3,285 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 128 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 384 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 121 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -251 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The total landing distance was 760 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,534 nautical miles, which was covered in 266 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 14,920 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-600 aircraft successfully landed on runway 23L at Auckland International Airport (NZAA) with a score of 99.3%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 251.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,239 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the pilots maintained a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 127 kt, registering at 128 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 384 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilots managed to slow down the aircraft effectively. The touchdown speed of 121 kt was a little fast, but this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown rate of -251 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the pilots could have managed a smoother touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained a precise and controlled approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 13°C and a gentle headwind of 6 kt from 249°. The crosswind component was negligible, with a speed of 0 kt. The total landing distance of 760 meters was 23% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout phase, the runway alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained control and stability of the aircraft. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilots demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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