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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 7.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power sooner on the approach so your speed is back to 131 kt well before the stabilisation gate.
What happened: This flight was fast at the stabilisation gate, then crossed the threshold high on a shallow descent and 12 kt above VREF; carrying that extra speed through to the threshold usually carries the touchdown long, and this flight touched down 244 m past the target point.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 131 kt at the threshold.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 52 kt FAST on the reference speed of 131 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,787 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,787 m of the 2,311 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 701 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto, Portugal, the Boeing 737-700 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. As it reached the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 17, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 147 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,827 meters was 60% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short takeoff roll.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered a local wind of 10 knots at 222 degrees, with a crosswind component of 8 knots and a headwind component of 6 knots. The climb phase started overhead the airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,153 feet above sea level to 31,996 feet, an increase of 30,843 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 73 nautical miles. The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise phase, which lasted 16 minutes and covered 120 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent towards its destination. The descent phase started 4 miles north of La Ercina, Spain, and the aircraft descended from 31,985 feet to 4,028 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport, it initiated a final approach to runway 29 from the east, heading 290.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,323 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold height above target and a threshold speed well above target at 143 knots. The touchdown point was 287 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 136 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -107 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. The total landing distance was 1,707 meters, 74% of the runway length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 337 nautical miles, taking 64 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,315 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 29 at LEXJ Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport, with a threshold height of 66 ft agl, exceeding the target by a considerable margin. The aircraft's approach quality was otherwise satisfactory, with a heading of 290.0° at 4 nm and 1,323 ft agl, aligning well with the runway. However, the threshold speed of 143 kt was significantly above the target, indicating a potential for a longer rollout.
The touchdown point was located 287 m beyond the touchdown zone, and the aircraft touched down at a speed of 136 kt, which was fast. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate was smooth, at -107 fpm, suggesting a well-executed landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the touchdown phase. Local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18 °C and a gentle wind of 2 kt at 50°, contributed to a relatively straightforward landing.
The total landing distance of 1,707 m was 74% of the runway length, indicating a satisfactory rollout performance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 90.5%, reflecting a minor deviation from the target threshold height and speed, but otherwise a well-executed and controlled landing.
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