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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 634 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 11 at the TNCA Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba. The takeoff distance was 1,504 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of 17 knots at 69 degrees. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the headwind was 15 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile southwest of Santa Cruz, Aruba Island, and the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,154 feet above sea level to 35,228 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,073 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 141 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began at a latitude of 14.8377059 and a longitude of -70.3805556, lasting for 274 minutes and covering a distance of 1,391 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 3 miles southeast of Petersburg, Virginia, and the aircraft descended from 33,920 feet above sea level to 1,393 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,526 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles.
The final approach to landing at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport began from an altitude of 1,243 feet above ground level and lasted for 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then descended from 43 feet above ground level to 0 feet above ground level in just 8 seconds. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -286 feet per minute. The touchdown point was 223 meters beyond the touchdown zone.
Following the touchdown, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, covering a distance of 764 meters and reaching an altitude of 134 feet above sea level. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,663 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 246 minutes. The aircraft used 10,425 kilograms of fuel throughout the journey. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, achieving an overall score of 83.6%. The final approach to landing was executed from 1 nautical mile to 1 nautical mile at an altitude of 1,243 feet above ground level (agl). As the aircraft approached the touchdown point, it descended from 43 feet agl to 0 feet agl in a span of 8 seconds, demonstrating a controlled and precise descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 132 knots, which was slightly above the optimal speed for a smooth landing. However, the touchdown rate of -286 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep. The touchdown point was located 223 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been due to the aircraft's slightly high speed.
Following the touchdown, the aircraft's landing rollout was observed at an altitude of 134 feet above sea level (asl). The distance covered during the rollout was 764 meters, which is a relatively standard distance for a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, which may have had some impact on the aircraft's performance.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a good level of control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of speed management to achieve a more optimal touchdown speed.
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