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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,774 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 435 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-900 started at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) with a smooth taxiing process from the parking area to runway 07L, which took 6 minutes to cover 1 nm. The departure roll was successful with the aircraft taking off on time and reaching a liftoff speed of 180 knots after covering 65% of the runway distance.
During the climb phase, the aircraft ascended from 1,139 ft above sea level to 35,214 ft above sea level, covering a total distance of 142 nm in 21 minutes. The enroute climb started overhead Lennox, California, and the aircraft cruised at a level altitude for 204 minutes, covering 1,664 nm, starting 5 miles northeast of Rumorosa, Mexico.
As the flight progressed, the descent phase commenced 1 mile northeast of MMSA Ixquisis Airport in Santo Domingo de las Palmas, Guatemala. During the descent, the aircraft descended from 36,159 ft above sea level to 6,791 ft above sea level, covering 110 nm in 18 minutes. Additionally, a brief level cruise of 2 minutes was conducted 2 miles south of Villa Canales, Guatemala, covering 5 nm.
The final approach to runway 02 at MGGT La Aurora Airport from the south was smooth, with the aircraft maintaining good alignment and speed. The landing on the runway was successful, albeit slightly fast, with the touchdown distance and rate being within acceptable limits. The total landing distance covered was 1,362 m, utilizing 49% of the runway length. The aircraft taxied back to the parking area from the runway in 6 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the total flight distance of 1,929 nm was completed in 262 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 26,152 lbs of fuel. The flight operations were conducted in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring a successful travel experience for all passengers and crew on board the Boeing 737-900.
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