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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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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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,046 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 231 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 area to the runway, which took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max 8 BBJ, then departed from runway 34L at King Abdulaziz Air Base, with a takeoff distance of 1,452 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 177 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 17 knots at a direction of 10 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Dhahran in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The climb took 25 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,123 feet above sea level to 38,082 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,959 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 13 miles south east of OISR Lamerd Airport in Lamerd, Iran, and lasted for 244 minutes, covering a distance of 2,209 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 5 miles west of Damjong in Qinghai Sheng, China. The climb took 7 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 37,430 feet above sea level to 40,415 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,984 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles south west of Qingshuihe in Qinghai Sheng, China, and lasted for 120 minutes, covering a distance of 1,120 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 18 miles east of ZSNJ Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Nanjing, China. The descent took 18 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 40,710 feet above sea level to 2,437 feet above sea level, a decrease of 38,273 feet.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 18 at ZCHA Shanghai Dachang Air Base, heading 168.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,779 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18, which had a length of 3,046 meters. The threshold speed was 126 knots, and the touchdown distance was good at 233 meters. The touchdown speed was 116 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -333 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.7 meters from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 335 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 8 knots. The total landing distance was 802 meters, which was 26% of the runway length.
The total flight distance was 3,702 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 439 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 14,987 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a Boeing 737 Max 8 BBJ, successfully landed at ZCHA Shanghai Dachang Air Base on runway 18. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 168.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,779 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, achieving a score of 97.3%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 116 knots, which was slightly below the threshold speed of 126 knots. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory, measuring 233 meters. The touchdown rate was firm, at -333 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.7 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 335°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 8 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's landing performance was not significantly affected.
The total landing distance was 802 meters, which accounted for approximately 26% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing phases. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
Overall, the landing of the Boeing 737 Max 8 BBJ at ZCHA Shanghai Dachang Air Base was a successful and well-executed operation, with the aircraft demonstrating a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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