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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6.3 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,692 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 331 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 03R at the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV). The takeoff distance was 1,211 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots at a direction of 40 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 15 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northeast of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,274 feet above sea level to 37,163 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,890 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 91 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south of Aperathos in the South Aegean region of Greece. This phase lasted for 30 minutes and covered a distance of 242 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 31 miles southeast of Demre in Antalya, Turkey. The descent took 28 minutes and covered a distance of 130 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 36,997 feet above sea level to 1,347 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 29 at Paphos International Airport (LCPH) was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 290.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 135 knots. However, the touchdown speed was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -424 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.2 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. The total landing distance was 1,161 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 471 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 84 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,858 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at LCPH Paphos International Airport, achieving a score of 97.4%. The final approach to runway 29 was initiated from the east, heading 290.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 137 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -424 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or jolt upon touchdown. This could be attributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the pilot's attempt to compensate for the aircraft's speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C. The total landing distance of 1,161 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate, which may require further attention from the pilot to improve the landing performance.
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