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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power sooner on final so you are stabilised at 114 kt by the gate, rather than carrying extra speed into the flare.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 122 kt carried too much energy into the round-out, and excess speed through the flare usually balloons the aircraft up before the sink returns and drives a firm touchdown at 389 fpm.
Watch for: Airspeed against 114 kt on approach, then the sink rate at the moment of touchdown.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 24 kt FAST on the reference speed of 114 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,190 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 392 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Grand Bahama International Airport, the aircraft began its journey on runway 06, accelerating down the 720-meter stretch to achieve liftoff at a speed of 123 knots. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a gentle 1-knot headwind from 165 degrees. The aircraft cleared the runway threshold and began its climb, ascending from 828 feet above sea level to 44,654 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 146 nautical miles.
As the aircraft leveled off, it entered a 91-minute cruise phase, covering 715 nautical miles at a steady altitude. The crew then initiated a descent, gradually losing altitude from 44,998 feet to 4,485 feet in 23 minutes, while covering 140 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off once more, this time for a brief 2-minute period, before beginning its final descent. The crew expertly guided the aircraft down to 1,235 feet above sea level in just 3 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10 at Princess Juliana International Airport, aligning itself with the runway and descending to a height of 1,218 feet above ground level. The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down 68 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 112 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -394 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, completing its journey of 1,027 nautical miles in 152 minutes, using 1,992 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The final approach to runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport from the west was conducted with a heading of 81.0° at 4 nm and 1,218 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 61 ft agl being above the target. However, the threshold speed of 126 kt was significantly higher than the target, indicating a potential for a longer landing roll.
The aircraft touched down 68 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 112 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -394 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 31 °C and a wind of 12 kt at 90°, resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 2 kt and a significant headwind component of 12 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,073 m was 47% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 90.3%.
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