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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,702 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,702 m of the 3,194 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 479 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 7-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at HKJK Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The departure roll took place on runway 06, with a takeoff distance of 1,844 meters, covering 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 156 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 25°C with a 5 knot wind coming from 69°, resulting in a 1 knot crosswind and a 5 knot headwind.
The enroute climb commenced 1 mile northeast of HKJK Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and lasted 32 minutes. The aircraft climbed from 6,284 feet above sea level to 36,890 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,606 feet, covering a distance of 244 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 17 miles south of HKGC Liboi Airport in Garissa and lasted 21 minutes, covering a distance of 160 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 40 miles east of HCDU Dujuuma Airport in Somalia. The descent took 22 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,931 feet above sea level to 1,806 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,125 feet over a distance of 125 nautical miles.
The landing took place on runway 05 at HCMM Aden Adde International Airport, with a runway length of 3,194 meters. The aircraft approached the runway at a height of 44 feet above ground level, with a speed of 140 knots. The touchdown occurred 481 meters from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 139 knots and a vertical speed indicator showing -176 feet per minute. The local weather at the time of landing was 26°C with a 4 knot wind coming from 96°, resulting in a 3 knot crosswind and a 3 knot headwind. The total landing distance covered was 1,631 meters, which is 51% of the runway length.
After landing, a 3-minute taxi was taken from the runway to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance covered was 541 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 86 minutes. The flight consumed 4,349 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
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