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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 15 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
After the sink arrests at 21 ft, keep easing the yoke forward to let the aircraft continue settling rather than pausing above the runway.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 21 ft and the aircraft was held level there instead of being let down. Holding off high like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, and here the touchdown rate was 327 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuing descent through the flare all the way to touchdown.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,610 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,610 ft of the 11,447 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,801 ft 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 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 11 at LRTR Timişoara Traian Vuia Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,936 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 148 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 42°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 110°.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LRTR Timişoara Traian Vuia Airport. The climb took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 59 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,389 feet above sea level to 26,227 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,838 feet. The local weather conditions during this period were similar to those at the time of departure.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 9 miles south east of Marga, Romania. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 45 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile north east of Albeni, Romania. The descent took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 105 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 26,207 feet above sea level to 1,594 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,614 feet.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 08L at LROP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport. The approach was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 84.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 08L, which had a length of 11,447 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,431 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -309 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 1 knot at 250°.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 217 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 65 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,242 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LROP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport on runway 08L. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 84.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 139 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -309 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 250°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind of 1 knot. The aircraft's landing distance of 5,340 feet was 47% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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