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Be on speed by the gate
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 23 kt FAST on the reference speed of 119 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,578 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 440 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Turkmenbashi International Airport, the Boeing 737-600 began its journey with a taxiing period of four minutes, covering a distance of one nautical mile to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 34L, utilizing 882 meters, or 25% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 134 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 310 degrees, resulting in a 5-knot crosswind and a 6-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 1,244 feet above sea level to 39,987 feet, an increase of 38,744 feet, over a distance of 284 nautical miles in 41 minutes. The enroute level cruise phase commenced five miles west of Sheki, Azerbaijan, and lasted for 122 minutes, covering a distance of 907 nautical miles. Subsequently, the aircraft initiated its enroute descent, decreasing from 39,602 feet to 3,048 feet in 24 minutes, over a distance of 156 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27 at Sofia Airport was conducted from the east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 275.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,296 feet above ground level.
The Boeing 737-600 landed on runway 27 at Sofia Airport, utilizing 443 meters of the 3,591-meter runway, with a touchdown speed of 109 knots and a touchdown rate of -151 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, deviating 4.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 0 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 0-knot headwind. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile in two minutes. The total flight distance was 1,355 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 195 minutes and a fuel consumption of 8,042 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-600 touched down smoothly on runway 27 at LBSF Sofia Airport, with a threshold height that met expectations. The aircraft's approach quality was solid, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 120 kt, indicating a slight over-rotation. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 443 m was good, and the touchdown speed of 109 kt was well within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -151 fpm was also good, indicating a controlled descent.
The aircraft's touchdown characteristics were generally good, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 m from the centreline. This minor deviation was likely due to the slight over-rotation, which may have affected the pilot's ability to maintain a perfect centreline alignment. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 27 °C and a negligible wind of 2 kt at 0 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 963 m was 27% of the runway length, which is a respectable figure. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled descent throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was a good one, with a score of 98.0%. The minor deviations in threshold speed and centreline alignment did not significantly impact the overall performance, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled touchdown.
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