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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections to track the centreline against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted 22 m off the centreline, and a heading variation of -1.3° usually follows into the initial climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings-level runway heading held through the climb
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 31 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 26 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 143 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,579 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,579 m of the 3,050 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 861 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, the Boeing 737-MAX8 began its journey with a taxiing period of 7 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 22R, utilizing 744 meters, or 25% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 162 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 160°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb 2 miles west of Dragor, Denmark, and reached a height of 35,999 feet above sea level in 18 minutes, covering 123 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 126 minutes, and covering 923 nautical miles. The crew initiated a descent 4 miles north of Kirkjubæjarklaustur Airport, Iceland, and reduced the altitude to 22,013 feet above sea level in 7 minutes, covering 45 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to descend, reaching a height of 2,251 feet above sea level in 10 minutes, covering 55 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 10 at Keflavik International Airport was initiated from the west, with the aircraft touching down 444 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 149 knots.
The landing distance of 1,497 meters, or 49% of the runway, was slightly above the target, while the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.2 meters from the centerline. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 27.2 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 1,224 nautical miles, taking 188 minutes, and the aircraft consumed 6,556 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 touched down on runway 10 at BIKF Keflavik International Airport, with a threshold height of 69 ft agl, exceeding the target by a considerable margin. The aircraft's approach quality was compromised by this excessive height, which may have contributed to the subsequent landing performance. The threshold speed of 166 kt was notably higher than the target, indicating a potential over-control or delayed flare.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed of 149 kt was slightly above the desired value, resulting in a touchdown rate of -112 fpm, which was still considered smooth. However, the touchdown point was located 444 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a potential over-rotation or delayed flare. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.2 m from the centreline, which may have been due to crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8 °C and a wind speed of 31 kt at 127 °, likely played a role in the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,497 m accounted for 49% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 27.2 m from the centreline, indicating a potential issue with the aircraft's directional control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, but with room for improvement, resulting in a score of 74.2%.
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