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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline.
What happened: You drifted off the centreline on the approach.
Watch for: Runway centreline: tracked all the way to the threshold.
See Arrival Approach
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.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 16 stages, 14 scored
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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: centreline 9.5° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,158 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 245 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Conakry International Airport, Guinea, took a brief 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 737-800 then commenced its departure roll from runway 06, utilizing 52% of the available runway length to achieve a takeoff distance of 1,711 meters. Liftoff speed was reached at 147 knots, with a local temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a gentle tailwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft departed Conakry, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 1,000 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 39,003 feet, an increase of 38,004 feet in 43 minutes, covering a distance of 318 nautical miles. The climb phase concluded 1 mile northeast of Conakry, and the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 39,003 feet for 113 minutes, covering 892 nautical miles. The descent phase commenced 4 miles north of Sanniquellie, Liberia, and the aircraft descended from 39,001 feet to 598 feet above sea level, a decrease of 38,403 feet in 18 minutes, covering 126 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated a short climb phase, ascending from 595 feet to 1,146 feet above sea level, an increase of 552 feet in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles, before commencing its final approach to runway 29 at São Tomé International Airport.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 29 at São Tomé International Airport, utilizing 30% of the available runway length, with a touchdown distance of 245 meters. The touchdown speed was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 125 knots, but the touchdown rate was within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. Taxiing from the runway to the parking area took a brief 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,348 nautical miles, taking 181 minutes, and the aircraft utilized 8,180 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 29 at FPST São Tomé International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach profile. The threshold speed of 125 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance of 245 m was satisfactory, but the touchdown speed of 120 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a moderate touchdown rate of -151 fpm.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 m 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 25 °C and a negligible wind of 1 kt at 160 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 1 kt each, further reducing the risk of any adverse effects on the approach and landing.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by excellent alignment with the runway centreline, demonstrating the crew's proficiency in maintaining control during the critical phase of flight. The total landing distance of 655 m, which accounted for 30% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was deemed satisfactory, with a score of 98.5%, reflecting the crew's ability to execute a safe and efficient landing despite a slightly fast touchdown speed.
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