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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,734 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,734 m of the 2,295 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 417 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 18L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,382 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 182 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 190 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Aalsmeer in the Netherlands. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 84 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,029 feet above sea level to 31,898 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,869 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 35 miles northwest of Wenduine in Belgium and lasted for 58 minutes, covering a distance of 413 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 62 miles west of EGHT Tresco Heliport in the Isles of Scilly, England. The climb took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 31,496 feet above sea level to 33,495 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,998 feet.
The enroute level cruise then started 84 miles west of Hugh Town in the Isles of Scilly, England and lasted for 253 minutes, covering a distance of 1,800 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from a location with a latitude of 31.0516368 and a longitude of -39.9093428. The climb took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 26 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 33,979 feet above sea level to 35,971 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,992 feet.
The enroute level cruise then started at a location with a latitude of 30.8980739 and a longitude of -40.3981265 and lasted for 177 minutes, covering a distance of 1,354 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 93 miles northeast of The Valley in Anguilla. The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 107 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 36,036 feet above sea level to 1,307 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,729 feet.
The final approach to runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport was made from the west, heading 82.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which has a length of 2,295 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 147 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 421 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 144 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -317 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 90 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,660 meters, which is 72% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.5%. The final approach to runway 10 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 82.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 147 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 144 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -317 feet per minute. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 421 meters was within acceptable limits.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, which helped to reduce the impact of any wind shear.
The total landing distance of 1,660 meters was 72% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to safely come to a halt. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and was able to align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a safe stop within the available runway length. However, the slightly fast touchdown speed and misaligned touchdown position may require some adjustments to the approach path and landing technique to achieve a perfect score.
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