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Departure
Hold the aircraft on the runway and wait for the target rotation speed of 164 kt before rotating.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 72 kt against a target of 164 kt, rotating early. Lifting off early like this usually carries extra g force into the climb that follows.
Watch for: Watch airspeed through rotation against the target of 164 kt, then monitor g force in the climb.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 57 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 57 ft, 12 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,842 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,842 m of the 3,329 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 698 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34R at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 121 meters, which was 3% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 72 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 10 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Riverton, Washington, and continued to an altitude of 35,501 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,111 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 6 miles southwest of the Mercer Ranch Airport in Alderdale, Washington, and lasted for 291 minutes, covering a distance of 2,282 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 4 miles southeast of Lucaya in the City of Freeport District, Bahamas, and involved a descent from 36,188 feet to 1,398 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,790 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14 at Lynden Pindling International Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 134.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,368 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 14, which had a length of 3,329 meters. The threshold height at 68 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was 264 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -277 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 140 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,744 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. 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 2,529 nautical miles, which was covered in 343 minutes, and the aircraft used 15,655 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Lynden Pindling International Airport, with a final approach score of 87.8%. The aircraft was approaching runway 14 from the north-west, heading 134.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,368 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown point was 264 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown rate of -277 feet per minute was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, with the aircraft being 7.1 meters off the centerline. This could be attributed to the crosswind component, which was minimal at 1 knot, but the headwind of 10 knots may have played a role in the slight deviation. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 140°, were likely factors in the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,744 meters was 52% 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 its direction and speed after touchdown, and was able to come to a stop within a safe distance.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, there were some minor deviations from the intended landing spot and touchdown rate, which could be addressed in future training exercises to improve the pilot's skills and accuracy.
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