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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 1.6° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,537 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,126 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxied from the parking area to runway 01R at KTPA Tampa International Airport, covering approximately 1 nm in 6 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 01R, the aircraft used 5,589 ft of runway, representing 67 % of the available length, and lifted off at 166 kt. Ambient temperature was 87 °F with a wind of 5 kt from 144°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt tail-wind component.
The initial climb began 1 mile south-west of Egypt Lake-Leto, Florida, climbing from 1,040 ft asl to 36,004 ft asl - an altitude gain of 34,964 ft - over 21 minutes while covering 132 nm.
Level cruise commenced at latitude 27.6451341, longitude -84.7044651 and continued for 150 minutes, during which 1,113 nm were flown.
A second climb segment started 12 miles east of 2NM9 High Desert Ranch Airport, Corona, New Mexico, ascending from 36,157 ft asl to 37,522 ft asl, a gain of 1,365 ft in 2 minutes and covering 11 nm.
The subsequent cruise phase began overhead 2NM9 High Desert Ranch Airport and lasted 109 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 769 nm.
Descent was initiated 4 miles south-east of Greeley Hill, California, descending from 37,996 ft asl to 1,239 ft asl - a loss of 36,757 ft - in 21 minutes while traversing 107 nm.
On final approach to runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,269 ft agl to 58 ft agl in 103 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 28R, which is 11,537 ft long, the threshold speed was recorded at 145 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,136 ft down the runway at 139 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 239 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 61 °F, wind 12 kt from 278°, a 4 kt cross-wind component and an 11 kt head-wind component. Total landing distance was 3,319 ft, representing 29 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft rolled out along runway 28R, maintaining the noted alignment throughout the deceleration phase.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,140 nm, lasted 312 minutes, and consumed 25,077 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 approached runway 28R at KSFO with an unstable final at the 1,000 ft gate, being off the centreline, and descended from 1,269 ft agl to 58 ft agl in 103 seconds while being scored on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 145 kt; the flare produced a touchdown distance of 1,136 ft, a touchdown speed of 139 kt that was a little fast, a touchdown rate of minus 239 fpm that was fair, and runway touchdown alignment that was perfect.
Touchdown occurred at the measured 1,136 ft from the threshold with the speed of 139 kt, rate of minus 239 fpm, and alignment exactly on centreline, confirming the earlier assessment of a perfect touchdown alignment.
During rollout the aircraft travelled a total landing distance of 3,319 ft, representing 29 % of the 11,537 ft runway, and maintained a very good rollout alignment; local weather was 61 °F with wind 12 kt at 278°, including a 4 kt crosswind and an 11 kt headwind.
Refine centreline tracking on final to achieve a stabilised approach and reduce touchdown speed toward the target to eliminate the slight excess, which will further improve the already high score.
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