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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 2,495 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 161 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 30R at YSTW Tamworth Airport in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The takeoff distance was 1,442 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and winds of 3 knots at 69 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. After departing from Tamworth Airport, the enroute climb began approximately 1 mile northwest of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from an altitude of 2,326 feet above sea level to 37,135 feet above sea level. This increase in altitude of 34,809 feet was achieved in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 224 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 21 miles north of YGDA Goodooga Airport in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and lasted for 104 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 849 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 16 miles southwest of YMOS Mount Isa Airport in the Northern Territory, Australia, and lasted for 11 minutes. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 37,826 feet above sea level to 1,957 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,869 feet.
The final approach to runway 06 at YMHU McArthur River Mine Airport was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading 69.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,799 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 06 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 134 knots. The touchdown distance was 161 meters, which was good, but the touchdown speed was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -277 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and winds of 4 knots at 5 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 747 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 1,190 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 152 minutes. The aircraft used 7,760 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at YMHU McArthur River Mine Airport, achieving a score of 97.9%. The final approach to runway 06 was conducted from the south-west, with a heading of 69.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,799 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 134 knots, which was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 136 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 161 meters was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -277 feet per minute was considered fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 6.2 meters, which may require some adjustments during future landings. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31°C and a light wind of 4 knots from a direction of 5°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 747 meters was 30% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well under control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and handling characteristics.
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