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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 58 m past the target, landing at 515 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,103 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 515 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from NVVV Bauerfield International Airport in Port Vila, Vanuatu, the Boeing 737-900 began its journey with a taxiing period of 4 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. As it reached the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 29, utilizing 56% of the available runway length. The takeoff distance was 1,446 meters, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 154 knots. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 28°C, with a negligible wind of 1 knot at 60°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 36,612 feet above sea level in 35 minutes, covering a distance of 261 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a prolonged enroute level cruise, which lasted for 243 minutes and covered a distance of 1,974 nautical miles. The cruise phase was interrupted by a series of descents, the first of which began at a latitude of -0.079049 and a longitude of -160.1261191, where the aircraft descended from 36,712 feet to 1,897 feet above sea level in 27 minutes, covering 191 nautical miles. The subsequent descents were shorter, with the final descent beginning 4 miles west of London Village in the Line Islands, Kiribati, and lasting only 2 minutes.
The Boeing 737-900 finally began its final approach to runway 08 at PLCH Cassidy International Airport, descending from 1,507 feet to 641 feet above sea level in 2 minutes. The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 129 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -145 feet per minute. The landing distance was 936 meters, or 45% of the available runway length. Following a taxiing period of 1 minute, the aircraft came to a stop, having completed a total flight distance of 2,447 nautical miles in 315 minutes, utilizing 15,418 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-900 touched down on runway 08 at PLCH Cassidy International Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, demonstrating good control and precision throughout the descent. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 635 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold, aligning with the heading of 90.0°. The threshold height was well-maintained, and the threshold speed of 138 knots was achieved, indicating a smooth and controlled approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed of 129 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -145 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a well-executed landing. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centreline, which may require attention during future landings. The total landing distance of 936 meters, accounting for 45% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle headwind of 3 knots, contributed to a smooth and controlled landing. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 99.2%, indicating a high level of proficiency and control.
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