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Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 5.9 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 3.5°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway 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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,713 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,713 m of the 2,692 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 582 m past the threshold — beyond 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 09 at LBSF Sofia Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,590 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -0°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 20°. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of LBSF Sofia Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 2,281 feet above sea level to 34,593 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,311 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 123 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles north of Lyubimets, Bulgaria, and lasted for 45 minutes, covering a distance of 367 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 13 miles southwest of Geyikbayiri, Turkey, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,997 feet above sea level to 1,375 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,622 feet, in 29 minutes and covering a distance of 159 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 11 at LCPH Paphos International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 110.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,323 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 11, which had a length of 2,692 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 153 knots.
The touchdown point was 170 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 148 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -229 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at a direction of 110°, resulting in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,636 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 657 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 106 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,338 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LCPH Paphos International Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The final approach to runway 11 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 110.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,323 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 153 kt. The touchdown point was located 170 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 148 kt was also a bit faster than desired, resulting in a touchdown rate of -229 feet per minute, which was considered fair.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.4 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 3 kt from a direction of 110°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 3 kt, which likely had a minimal impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,636 meters was 61% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to safely come to a halt. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and was able to align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 96.7%. However, there were some minor deviations from the desired landing parameters, including a slightly fast touchdown speed and a misaligned runway touchdown position.
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