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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,129 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 428 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 29 at LCPH Paphos International Airport. The takeoff distance was 730 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 300 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead LCPH Paphos International Airport. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 112 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,017 feet above sea level to 37,733 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,715 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 79 miles south of Demre, Turkey. This phase lasted for 21 minutes and covered a distance of 136 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 19 miles east of Karpathos, Greece. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 36 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 37,998 feet above sea level to 26,980 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,019 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 12 miles northwest of Olymbos, Greece. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 21 miles west of Olymbos, Greece. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 85 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 26,976 feet above sea level to 182 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,794 feet.
The final approach to runway 33 at LGSR Santorini Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 340.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 73 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at 8 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 33, with a touchdown distance of 430 meters and a touchdown speed of 127 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -136 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.0 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 340 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 21 knots. The total landing distance was 1,333 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.0 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 460 nautical miles, which was covered in 102 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,603 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LGSR Santorini Airport, with a score of 84.5%. The final approach to runway 33 was initiated from the south east, heading 340.0° at 0 nm and 73 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,129 meters.
The initial landing attempt was not ideal, as the threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 152 kt. However, the subsequent landing attempt showed improvement, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was within the target range at 127 kt.
The touchdown distance was good at 430 meters, but the touchdown speed of 127 kt was a little fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -136 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.0 meters from the centreline, which could have been a concern for the aircraft's stability and control.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 21 kt at 340°. The crosswind was negligible, but the headwind was 21 kt, which could have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance was 1,333 meters, which is 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.0 meters from the centreline, which could have been a concern for the aircraft's stability and control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly with regards to the threshold height and speed, and the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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