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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,534 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,534 m of the 2,795 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 555 m past the threshold — beyond 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 25 at London Luton Airport (EGGW). The takeoff distance was 1,355 meters, which was 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 1 °C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 320°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Luton. The climb took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 96 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,411 feet above sea level to 34,835 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,425 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 23 miles east of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England. This cruise phase lasted 71 minutes and covered a distance of 161 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Kerken UL Rheurdt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The descent took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 120 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 34,732 feet above sea level to 5,151 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,582 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Altenstadt in Hessen, Germany. This cruise phase lasted 5 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Hanau am Main in Hessen, Germany. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 5,001 feet above sea level to 1,789 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,212 feet.
The final approach to runway 25R at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) was made from the east, with a heading of 249.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,443 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25R, which had a length of 2,795 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 140 knots. The touchdown point was 138 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -238 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 0 °C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 199°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,452 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 406 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 84 minutes. The aircraft used 3,502 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) on runway 25R, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The final approach was conducted from the east, with a heading of 249.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,443 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 140 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -238 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 0°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 199°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,452 meters was 52% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to safely come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were properly applied and the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases. However, the slightly faster touchdown speed and fair touchdown rate may indicate areas for improvement in terms of pilot technique and aircraft performance.
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