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Keep the approach speed on target
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,430 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 454 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-800 began with a smooth taxi from the parking area to the runway, taking only 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nm. The departure roll on runway 01 at SKCG Rafael Nunez was quick, with a takeoff distance of 1,155 m (45% of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 148 kn. The local weather at the time showed a temperature of 30 °C and a light wind of 2 kn coming from 70 °, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kn and a headwind of 1 kn during takeoff.
Once enroute, the climb began 1 mile north of SKCG Rafael Nunez Cartagena, climbing from 1,052 ft asl to 40,932 ft asl in 34 minutes, covering a distance of 258 nm. The level cruise lasted 92 minutes before the descent started, 1 mile north of Southaven in the United States. The descent from 41,162 ft asl to 2,072 ft asl was completed in 12 minutes, covering 105 nm.
The landing on runway 22R at KLIT Adams was successful, with a runway length of 2,430 m. The height at the threshold was 32 ft agl, and the speed at the threshold was 125 kn. The touchdown occurred 453 m from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 121 kn and a VSI of -156 ft/m. The local weather at the destination showed a temperature of 24 °C and a light wind of 3 kn coming from 90 °, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kn and a tailwind of 2 kn during landing.
After a smooth landing, the taxi back to the parking area took only 1 minute to cover less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 1,791 nm, taking 147 minutes to complete and consuming 10,288 kg of fuel.
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