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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,732 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,234 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 28 at BIKF Keflavik International Airport in 7 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 28, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 accelerated through a takeoff distance of 5,095 ft, representing 51 % of the runway, and lifted off at 155 kt. Ambient conditions were 54 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 288°, including a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
The climb commenced 1 mile west of BIKF, with the aircraft climbing from 1,076 ft asl to 38,936 ft asl, an altitude gain of 37,860 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 132 nm.
Level cruise began 40 miles south of Vik i Myrdal and continued for 135 minutes, during which the flight covered 1,040 nm.
Descent started overhead Moere, Belgium, with the aircraft descending from 38,922 ft asl to 2,466 ft asl, a loss of 36,456 ft in 20 minutes and a distance of 121 nm.
A brief level segment followed over Bassenge, Wallonia, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
The final approach to runway 22L at EBLG Liège Airport was flown from the north-east, on a heading of 223.0°, at 4 nm and 1,327 ft agl.
Landing on runway 22L, which is 10,732 ft long, occurred with a threshold speed slightly above target at 150 kt. Touchdown was recorded 1,233 ft down the runway at 142 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 256 fpm and a lateral deviation of 18 ft from the centreline. Local weather was 64 °F with a wind of 7 kt from 180°, including a 5 kt cross-wind and a 5 kt head-wind component. The total landing distance was 4,104 ft, representing 38 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,308 nm, lasted 189 minutes, and consumed 13,607 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 commenced its final approach to runway 22L at Liège Airport from the north-east, tracking a heading of 223.0° at 4 nm and 1,327 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft’s speed was slightly above target at 150 kt and the threshold height was good. The touchdown point was recorded 1,233 ft down the runway, which the report describes as good.
Touchdown occurred at 142 kt, noted as a little fast, with a fair vertical rate of -256 fpm. The touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from the centreline. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 64 °F, wind 7 kt from 180°, comprising a 5 kt headwind and a 5 kt crosswind.
The total landing distance was 4,104 ft, representing 38 % of the 10,732-ft runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the threshold speed to the target value to eliminate the slight excess and tighten the touchdown point to centreline alignment; these adjustments will bring the already strong 97.5 % score even closer to optimal performance.
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