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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 176 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 151 kt against a target of 176 kt, running 25 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 176 kt.
Arrival
Apply small rudder corrections at touchdown, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway, to stay on the centreline.
What happened: Touchdown drifted 21 ft off the centreline, and landings like this usually carry that drift into the rollout, where the alignment error grew to 23 ft.
Watch for: Runway centreline: aircraft tracking directly over it through touchdown and rollout.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,991 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,029 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from San Diego International Airport (KSAN), the Boeing 737-700 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll on runway 09, utilizing 3,702 feet, or 54% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 135 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 69°F, with a gentle wind blowing at 7 knots from a direction of 210°.
As the aircraft climbed out of San Diego, it began its enroute climb, which took 20 minutes to reach a cruising altitude of 39,993 feet. During this phase, the aircraft covered 129 nautical miles, achieving an impressive climb rate of 38,766 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 23 minutes and covering 157 nautical miles, before initiating its enroute descent. The descent phase, which began 5 miles northwest of the West Side Field Station Airport Five Points, took 34 minutes to complete, with the aircraft descending from 39,994 feet to 1,421 feet, covering a distance of 179 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS), it began its final approach to runway 32 from the southeast, aligning itself with the runway at a height of 1,298 feet above ground level. The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 120 knots and a touchdown rate of -173 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 2,442 feet, or 41% of the runway length, with the runway rollout alignment being very good. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 472 nautical miles, with the aircraft using 7,348 pounds of fuel over a flight duration of 89 minutes.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 32 at KSTS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach. The threshold speed of 127 kt was within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance of 1,033 ft was satisfactory, but the touchdown speed of 120 kt was slightly above the desired value, resulting in a moderate touchdown rate of -173 fpm.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 ft from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. However, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59 °F and a 10 kt headwind, were generally favorable for the landing. The crosswind component of 3 kt was minimal, and the aircraft's performance was not significantly affected.
The Boeing 737-700's rollout on runway 32 was characterized by excellent alignment, with the aircraft staying close to the centreline throughout the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 2,442 ft was 41% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 97.7% reflecting the minor deviations from the ideal touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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