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Keep the wings level on final
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.
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 3,202 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 104 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 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 10 at Calicut International Airport, also known as VOCL. The takeoff distance was 419 meters, which accounted for 15% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 360 degrees. There was a slight crosswind of 2 knots, but no headwind. The aircraft began its enroute climb shortly after departure, starting 1 mile east of the airport and climbing to an altitude of 34,825 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 203 nautical miles and took 31 minutes to complete, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 33,656 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Needamangalam in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This phase lasted for 178 minutes and covered a distance of 1,132 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 54 miles south of Ban Chalong in the Phuket Province, Thailand. The descent phase was relatively short, lasting 15 minutes and covering a distance of 101 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,803 feet above sea level to 1,301 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 03 at Langkawi International Airport, also known as WMKL, was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading 37.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,263 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 03, which had a length of 3,202 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 131 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 103 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 128 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -390 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.8 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at departure, with a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 360 degrees. There was a slight crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 632 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,442 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 203 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 9,890 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at WMKL Langkawi International Airport, achieving a score of 96.3%. The final approach to runway 03 was initiated from the southwest, heading 37.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,263 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 131 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was slightly higher than expected, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -390 feet per minute. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 103 meters was within acceptable limits.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.8 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 31°C and a light wind of 2 knots from 360°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 632 meters was only 20% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft came to a stop in a relatively short distance, with minimal deviation from the centerline.
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