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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,744 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 404 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 31R at Cologne Bonn Airport (EDDK), with a takeoff distance of 1,345 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 26°C temperature and a wind speed of 16 knots at 259°. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. After departing from Cologne Bonn Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Eil, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The climb took 13 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,218 feet above sea level to 30,857 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,639 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 67 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles northeast of Winterswijk, Provincie Gelderland, The Netherlands. This phase lasted for 35 minutes and covered a distance of 141 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 31 miles northwest of Domburg, Provincie Zeeland, The Netherlands. The descent took 20 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 30,700 feet above sea level to 1,877 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,823 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 93 nautical miles.
After the enroute descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Great Sampford, Essex, England. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22 at London Stansted Airport (EGSS), approaching from the northeast at a heading of 223.0° and at a distance of 4 nautical miles and 1,234 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 22 at London Stansted Airport, which had a length of 2,744 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 148 knots. The touchdown distance was 382 meters, which was good, but the touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -335 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 22 knots at 210°, with a crosswind component of 5 knots and a headwind component of 21 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 317 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 2,728 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at London Stansted Airport, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The final approach to runway 22 was conducted from the north east, with a heading of 223.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,234 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 148 knots. The touchdown distance of 382 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly higher than the desired speed, indicating a potential for a slightly firmer touchdown.
The aircraft's descent rate was firm at -335 feet per minute (fpm), which is consistent with a controlled and stable approach. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 22 knots from a direction of 210°. The crosswind component was minimal at 5 knots, while the headwind component was 21 knots. These conditions were favorable for the landing, with the headwind component helping to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and making the approach more stable.
The total landing distance of 1,095 meters was 40% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good approach and landing performance.
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