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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,495 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 327 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 07C at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), with a takeoff distance of 894 meters, which was 22% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 3°C and winds of 8 knots at 30°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. After departing from Frankfurt, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to a height of 39,984 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 110 nautical miles, took 23 minutes and involved an increase of 38,594 feet in altitude.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 34 minutes and covered a distance of 139 nautical miles. This phase began 3 miles northwest of Mabompre, a location in Wallonia, Belgium. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 14 miles northwest of Middelkerke, a location in Flanders, Belgium. This descent took the aircraft down from a height of 40,318 feet above sea level to 1,598 feet above sea level, a decrease of 38,720 feet in altitude, over a distance of 109 nautical miles, and took 27 minutes.
The final approach to runway 08R at London Gatwick Airport (EGKK) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 78.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,389 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 08R, which had a length of 2,495 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 128 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 328 meters, and the touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -203 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 7°C and winds of 8 knots at 60°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 858 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 6 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 367 nautical miles, and the flight took 91 minutes, using 3,459 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at London Gatwick Airport's runway 08R, achieving a high score of 99.5%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 78.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,389 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 128 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 328 meters, which is within the expected range. The touchdown speed was also good at 124 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -203 feet per minute (fpm), which is slightly higher than the ideal rate. This may be due to the aircraft's weight or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly harder than necessary.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. This is an important factor in ensuring a safe and controlled landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were mild, with a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 60°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance was 858 meters, which is 34% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled and the pilots made good decisions during the approach and landing phases. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase, which is an important factor in ensuring a safe and controlled landing.
Overall, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft performed well during the landing at London Gatwick Airport's runway 08R, achieving a high score of 99.5%. The pilots' skills and the aircraft's performance were well-coordinated, resulting in a safe and controlled landing.
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