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Slow the descent speed
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.
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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 1,831 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,831 m of the 2,997 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 291 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Boeing 737-900 began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway at NTAA Faa'a International Airport, covering less than 1 nm in 4 minutes. The departure roll on runway 04 saw the aircraft accelerate to a liftoff speed of 135 kn, with a temperature of 28 °C and light winds. The initial climb took the plane to 1,000 ft agl before beginning the enroute climb 1 mile west of Papeete, climbing to 28,442 ft asl in 30 minutes covering 211 nm.
The enroute climb continued as the aircraft climbed to 37,157 ft asl after starting 85 miles southwest of NTTP Maupiti Airport, covering 83 nm in 11 minutes. The level cruise at 37,157 ft lasted for 16 minutes covering 124 nm before the descent began. The descent from 37,188 ft to 35,313 ft took 4 minutes covering 30 nm before climbing back up to 37,230 ft in 4 minutes and 30 nm.
After a longer 94-minute cruise at 37,230 ft, the descent started overhead NSTU Pago Pago International Airport, descending 36,114 ft in 18 minutes over 85 nm. The final approach to runway 08 at NSFA Faleolo International Airport saw the aircraft descend smoothly from 1,193 ft agl to touchdown at 13 ft agl, with good alignment and speed on landing.
The touchdown distance was 292 m with a slightly fast speed of 138 kn. The landing rate was firm at -370 ft/m, and the total landing distance was 1,747 m, 58% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied at an average speed of 30 kn back to the parking area, ending the flight that covered a total distance of 1,324 nm in 188 minutes, using 9,509 kg of fuel.
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