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Maintain the centreline
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: 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 first 1,524 m of the 1,771 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 138 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 to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,669 meters, which accounted for 77% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at 19 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Botany, a location in the State of New South Wales, Australia. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,060 feet above sea level to 34,450 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,390 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 83 miles south east of FC03 Sydney Static Carrier - CVN78, another location in the State of New South Wales, Australia. This phase lasted for 132 minutes and covered a distance of 958 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 12 miles south west of Omarama, a location in Canterbury, New Zealand. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 32,807 feet above sea level to 1,502 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,305 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 78.0 degrees at an altitude of 1 nautical mile and 321 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 1,771 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 137 meters, and the touchdown speed was 139 knots, which was also satisfactory.
However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -764 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 30 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,084 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,127 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 187 minutes. The aircraft used 7,876 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) on runway 05, achieving a score of 90.0%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 78.0° at 1 nautical mile and 321 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 137 meters, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown speed of 139 knots was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. However, the touchdown rate was quite heavy, at -764 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.
Despite the good overall performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor error in navigation. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been caused by a similar issue.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 30°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 3 knots, which is relatively minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing. Overall, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft performed well in the landing, but there is room for improvement in terms of approach and rollout alignment.
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