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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 1,744 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 396 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 27 at East Midlands Airport (EGNX). The takeoff distance was 897 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 2°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 300°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. The climb took 21 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,330 feet above sea level to 37,151 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,821 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 137 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 12 miles south of Rustington in West Sussex, England. This phase lasted for 32 minutes and covered a distance of 244 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Saint-Aigny in Centre-Val de Loire, France. The descent took 21 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 37,610 feet above sea level to 1,437 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,173 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 111 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (LFBE) was made from the east, heading 275.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 1,744 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 141 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 392 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -268 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -2°C, with a wind speed of 0 knots at 360°. The crosswind and headwind components were both zero. The total landing distance was 1,270 meters, which was 73% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 500 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 83 minutes. The aircraft used 3,648 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LFBE Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, demonstrating a high level of precision and control. The final approach to runway 27 was executed from the east, with a heading of 275.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level (agl). This approach was characterized by a score of 99.3%, indicating an exceptionally smooth and controlled descent.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a distance of 392 meters, which was deemed good. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly above the target speed, suggesting that the pilots may have been able to make adjustments to achieve a more optimal touchdown speed. The touchdown rate of -268 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 360°. This resulted in a crosswind and headwind of 0 knots, allowing the pilots to maintain a stable approach and landing. The runway length of 1,744 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,270 meters, which represented 73% of the available runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots had successfully aligned the aircraft with the centerline of the runway. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilots' ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was characterized by a high level of precision and control, with the pilots successfully navigating the aircraft to a safe and stable touchdown.
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