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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
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The Boeing 737-700 taxied from the parking area to runway 32 at KGLS Scholes International Airport, a movement that required 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Departure roll on runway 32 proceeded with a takeoff distance of 851 m, representing 47 % of the runway length, and the aircraft lifted off at 137 kt. Local weather at the time was temperature 29 °C, wind 3 kt from 60°, crosswind 3 kt and a tailwind component of 1 kt.
Climb began overhead KGLS, with the airplane ascending from 971 ft asl to 36,570 ft asl, an increase of 35,599 ft achieved in 28 minutes while covering 189 nm.
Level cruise was established 20 miles south-east of LA60 Live Oak Landing Strip, Abbeville, and persisted for 58 minutes, during which 449 nm were flown.
Descent commenced 58 miles west of Anna Maria, Florida, with the aircraft descending from 36,978 ft asl to 67 ft asl, a loss of 36,911 ft in 26 minutes over a distance of 134 nm.
Final approach to the landing ground was executed 4 miles south of Punta Rassa, Florida, beginning at 1 nm from the threshold and maintaining an altitude of 75 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred 4 miles south of Punta Rassa at a speed of 134 kt; the touchdown rate was minus 613 fpm and the ground roll measured 220 m. Weather at landing was temperature 30 °C, wind 4 kt from 21°, crosswind 2 kt and a tailwind component of 3 kt.
The landing rollout continued at the same site, with the aircraft at an altitude of minus 9 ft asl and a rollout distance of 373 m.
In total, the flight covered 774 nm, required 115 (units as reported), and consumed 4,794 kg of fuel.
The final approach was conducted to a runway 4 miles south of Punta Rassa (Florida, United States) with a score of 81.6%. The aircraft flew the final segment from 1 nm to 1 nm at 75 ft AGL under temperature 30 °C, wind 4 kt from 21°, cross-wind 2 kt and tail-wind 3 kt.
During the threshold and flare the descent was from 47 ft AGL to 0 ft AGL, a decrease of 47 ft in 2 seconds.
Touchdown occurred 4 miles south of Punta Rassa with a speed of 134 kt, noted as a little fast, a heavy rate of descent of minus 613 fpm, and a good touchdown point of 220 m from the threshold.
The rollout continued with the aircraft at minus 9 ft ASL and a ground roll distance of 373 m.
Reduce the touchdown speed toward the appropriate VREF and refine flare timing to lessen the heavy descent rate; these adjustments will improve the touchdown quality while preserving the already good aim point.
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