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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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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 2,741 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 234 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 15 at SBCT Afonso Pena Airport in Curitiba, Brazil. The takeoff distance was 2,144 meters, which accounted for 97% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 25°C and winds of 5 knots at 13°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the tailwind was 3 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile south east of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 3,289 feet above sea level to 9,206 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,917 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then began 6 miles south of the airport and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. However, the aircraft then began another enroute climb 17 miles north east of Sao Bento do Sul, Brazil, where it climbed from 9,183 feet above sea level to 37,344 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,161 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
After this climb, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise 18 miles south east of Otacilio Costa, Brazil, which lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 10 miles north west of Sao Joaquim, Brazil, where it descended from 37,230 feet above sea level to 1,474 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,756 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 118 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31 at SBCO Canoas Air Force Base was made from the east, heading 284.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,450 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 136 knots and a touchdown distance of 237 meters. The touchdown rate was a bit hard at -482 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 30°C and winds of 6 knots at 340°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,117 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft took 2 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 290 nautical miles, which was covered in 65 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,260 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at SBCO Canoas Air Force Base, achieving a high score of 97.1%. The final approach to runway 31 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 284.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,450 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 142 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 237 meters, which is within the expected range. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate was slightly hard, at -482 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slight over-rotation of the aircraft during the landing.
Despite the hard touchdown rate, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 340°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 4 knots, which is relatively light and should not have significantly impacted the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,117 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop quickly and efficiently after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled and aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was well-executed, with a high score and good performance in terms of threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown distance, and runway rollout alignment. However, the hard touchdown rate may indicate a need for further training or adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing technique.
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