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Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 107 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 107 ft, 62 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 3,664 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 416 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 approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 16 at FMCZ Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,117 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 144 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 330 degrees. This resulted in a tailwind of 6 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile south east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,032 feet above sea level to 38,687 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,655 feet in 43 minutes. The climb covered a distance of 309 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 133 minutes and covered a distance of 1,251 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place at a latitude of -9.4313644 and a longitude of 49.2671497. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started at a latitude of -7.1059144 and a longitude of 70.2144948. The descent took place from an altitude of 38,531 feet above sea level to 1,852 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,680 feet in 20 minutes. The descent covered a distance of 133 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. This phase took place 7 miles south of FJDG Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 31 at FJDG Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, approaching from the south east at a heading of 303.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 31, which had a length of 3,664 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 10 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 1 knot. The touchdown speed was 118 knots, and the touchdown rate was -157 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The total landing distance was 878 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,705 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 203 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 10,349 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, with a final approach score of 99.9%. The aircraft was approaching runway 31 from the southeast, heading 303.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 126 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits, measuring 417 meters. The touchdown speed of 118 knots was also satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -157 feet per minute (fpm) was well within the desired range.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 10°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a stable and controlled approach.
The aircraft's touchdown alignment with the runway was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also spot on. The total landing distance of 878 meters was only 24% of the runway length, indicating a safe and efficient landing. Overall, the landing was a textbook example of a well-executed approach and touchdown.
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