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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 5.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.2 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,771 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,771 m of the 3,433 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 362 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Aden Adde International Airport, the Boeing 737-900 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 23, the crew initiated the departure roll, and the aircraft lifted off the ground after a takeoff distance of 1,376 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots, and the aircraft climbed away from the airport in a local temperature of 35°C and a wind of 20 knots from 209 degrees, resulting in a 7-knot crosswind and a 19-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it began its ascent from 1,025 feet above sea level to 35,169 feet, a vertical increase of 34,145 feet in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 183 nautical miles. The climb phase concluded 17 miles south of Luuq, Somalia, where the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 35,169 feet for 408 minutes while covering a distance of 355 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by a descent, which began 20 miles north of Shashemene, Ethiopia, and lasted 17 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 35,432 feet to 8,565 feet, a vertical decrease of 26,867 feet, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07R at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport was initiated from the west, with the aircraft heading 73.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 956 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 143 knots, and the touchdown distance was 364 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 142 knots, and the touchdown rate was -468 feet per minute, which was slightly hard. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 645 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 104 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 5,449 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-900 touched down on runway 07R at HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, demonstrating good control and precision throughout the descent. The aircraft maintained a heading of 73.0° from 4 nautical miles away, at an altitude of 956 feet above ground level, before aligning with the runway. The threshold height was good, allowing the pilots to maintain a safe margin above the runway surface.
As the aircraft touched down, it achieved a threshold speed of 143 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 364 meters was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. However, the touchdown rate of -468 feet per minute was slightly hard, suggesting that the pilots may have been able to maintain a more gradual descent. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline.
The Boeing 737-900 rolled out along the runway with perfect alignment, maintaining its centerline position throughout the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 1,700 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The landing was scored 97.4%, reflecting the overall quality of the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 20°C and a headwind of 11 knots, contributed to a smooth and controlled landing.
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