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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 9°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,613 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,613 m of the 2,363 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 333 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 approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 11 at FPST São Tomé International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,211 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 100 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of São Tomé, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile east of the airport. The climb took 29 minutes and covered a distance of 207 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,021 feet above sea level to 35,996 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,975 feet. The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which started 36 miles south of the FC04 Gulf of Guinea Static Carrier - CVN78 and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 143 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began at a latitude of 4.6959894 and a longitude of 2.8482537, and it took 21 minutes to descend from 36,036 feet above sea level to 1,300 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,737 feet. The descent covered a distance of 105 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24 at DBBB Cadjehoun Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 233.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 24 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 332 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -310 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 220 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,533 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 462 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 76 minutes. The aircraft used 3,917 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at DBBB Cadjehoun Airport, with a score of 97.9%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 233.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 2,363 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 146 knots was also within the acceptable range, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control and was on track for a smooth landing. The touchdown distance of 332 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft had slowed down sufficiently before touching down.
However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -310 feet per minute (fpm). This could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may have affected the overall landing quality.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control during the final approach. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and was able to smoothly transition from the landing phase to the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 220°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the final approach. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth execution of the landing.
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