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Maintain the centreline
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.
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 1,894 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,894 m of the 3,251 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 456 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 31L at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,641 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and winds of 16 knots at a direction of 69 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a tailwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles east of Kispest, a suburb of Budapest, Hungary. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 68 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,477 feet above sea level to 29,712 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,236 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Abda, a town in the Gyor-Moson-Sopron megye region of Hungary. This phase lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 83 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Jaroslavice, a town in the Jihomoravsky kraj region of the Czech Republic. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 107 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 29,670 feet above sea level to 2,567 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,103 feet.
The final approach to runway 30 at Václav Havel Airport Prague was made from the southeast, with a heading of 308.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,356 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was required to perform a go-around at an altitude of 140 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 30, which had a length of 3,251 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and winds of 8 knots at a direction of 250 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The touchdown distance was 458 meters, which was good, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -276 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,817 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 11 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 274 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 83 minutes. The aircraft used 3,230 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at LKPR Václav Havel Airport Prague, achieving a high score of 95.7%. The final approach to runway 30 was conducted from the south east, with a heading of 308.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,356 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a precise and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 140 knots was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 458 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 133 knots was also good.
However, the touchdown rate of -276 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slightly higher-than-desired rate of descent during the final stages of the landing. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 250°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing, and the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled approach.
The total landing distance of 1,817 meters was 56% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft demonstrating a high degree of precision and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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