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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 103 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 103 ft, 58 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,514 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,514 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 141 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 area to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-600, then departed from runway 15 at SBGL Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The takeoff distance was 1,046 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 350 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was also 1 knot. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb began approximately 1 mile south east of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,014 feet above sea level to 39,185 feet above sea level, an increase of 38,170 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 205 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 102 miles south east of Sao Joao da Barra, Brazil, and lasted for 220 minutes, covering a distance of 1,872 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 79 miles south west of Half Tree Hollow, Saint Helena, where it descended from an altitude of 39,131 feet above sea level to 1,803 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,328 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at FHSH Saint Helena Airport was made from the south, heading 358.0 degrees at an altitude of 2 nautical miles and 803 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 01, which had a length of 1,514 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 120 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 141 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 117 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -137 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 117 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the tailwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 603 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 2,165 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 263 minutes. The aircraft used 10,224 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-600 aircraft successfully landed at FHSH Saint Helena Airport, achieving a score of 99.9%. The final approach to runway 01 was conducted from the south, with a heading of 358.0° at 2 nautical miles and 803 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 120 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 141 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 117 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -137 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 117°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots, which is relatively minimal and did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 603 meters was 40% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
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