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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 89 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 89 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 1,104 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 5 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 145 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,428 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,428 m of the 3,594 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,104 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from London Stansted Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll on runway 22, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 147 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,380 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway, was within the expected parameters.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered a local weather condition of 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots from 359°. The enroute climb phase started approximately 1 mile south-east of Birchanger, Essex, where the aircraft ascended from 1,236 feet above sea level to 3,954 feet, an increase of 2,718 feet in just 1 minute. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 3,954 feet for 2 minutes while covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The subsequent enroute climb phase, which started 1 mile west of Ford End, Essex, saw the aircraft ascend to a cruising altitude of 35,002 feet, a significant increase of 31,000 feet in 21 minutes. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise phase, lasting 143 minutes and covering a distance of 1,096 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, starting 4 miles west of Lalapasa, Turkey. The aircraft descended from 35,005 feet to 9,304 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles. The subsequent enroute descent phase, which started 8 miles north of Mudanya, Turkey, saw the aircraft descend to 4,152 feet in 7 minutes. The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase before initiating its final approach to runway 06R at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 129 knots and a touchdown rate of -273 feet per minute. The total landing distance of 2,324 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway, was within the expected parameters. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 1,439 nautical miles, taking 224 minutes and consuming 9,073 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 06R at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, a 3,594-meter-long runway, with a threshold height significantly above the target at 89 feet above ground level (agl). The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 140 knots, which met the expected standards. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, touching down at a speed of 129 knots, which was within the acceptable range.
The touchdown characteristics were generally good, with a touchdown rate of -273 feet per minute (fpm), although this was considered fair. The touchdown point was located 665 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.0 meters, which may have contributed to the over-run. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind of 15 knots at 40 degrees, resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 14 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,324 meters was 65% of the runway length, which was within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned from the centreline by 21.8 meters, indicating a slight deviation from the desired path. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 75.8%. While there were some minor deviations from the expected standards, the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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