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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 2,002 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 325 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 less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a FWB Infinity Airways, then departed from runway 09 at PTRO Babelthuap Airport, located on Babelthuap Island in the State of Airai, Palau. The takeoff distance was 903 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and winds of 11 knots at 69 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started, and the aircraft ascended from 1,173 feet above sea level to 37,596 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,423 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 52 miles west of Angaur, a state in the State of Angaur, Palau, and lasted for 56 minutes, covering a distance of 434 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent from 37,592 feet above sea level to 1,872 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,720 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. The descent started 6 miles east of RPTN Tibagon Airport, located in Tibagon, Davao, Philippines.
After the descent, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 2 miles east of Cotabato, a city in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 10 at RPMC Cotabato (Awang) Airport was made from the west, heading 103.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,188 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 10 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 326 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 117 knots, also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -451 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions during landing were a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and winds of 6 knots at 56 degrees, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,264 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 627 nautical miles, taking 101 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,157 kilograms of fuel.
The FWB Infinity Airways aircraft successfully landed at RPMC Cotabato (Awang) Airport, achieving a score of 94.6%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 103.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,188 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 117 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 326 meters was also considered good. However, the touchdown rate was reported to be hard, at -451 feet per minute, which may indicate a slightly aggressive descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.2 meters, which could be a minor concern for the pilots. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 56°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,264 meters was 63% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the runway length of 2,002 meters. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 10.1 meters, which may require further attention from the pilots.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and distance. However, there are some minor concerns regarding the touchdown rate and runway alignment, which may require further improvement.
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