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Slow down before tight turns
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.
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 1,672 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,672 m of the 3,746 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 327 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 20R at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport. The takeoff distance was 960 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 136 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, with no wind at 270 degrees. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport. The climb took 15 minutes and covered 137 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,049 feet above sea level to 37,101 feet above sea level, a total increase of 36,052 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 21 minutes and covered 789 nautical miles. This phase began 15 miles southeast of L64 Desert Center in California, United States. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 1 mile north of T50 Menard Co in Texas, United States. The descent took 18 minutes and covered 117 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 37,098 feet above sea level to 1,851 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 35,247 feet.
The final approach to runway 18R at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 179.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,330 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18R was successful, with a runway length of 3,746 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 134 knots. The touchdown distance was 328 meters, and the touchdown speed was 132 knots, both of which were good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -292 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 10 knots at 179 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,586 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centreline.
The final taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,051 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,794 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport, achieving a score of 96.1%. The final approach to runway 18R was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,330 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for touchdown. The threshold speed of 134 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 328 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
However, there were some minor issues with the landing. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly below the expected range, which may indicate a slightly steeper descent than intended. Additionally, the touchdown rate of -292 feet per minute was only fair, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more controlled descent.
One of the most notable issues with the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 8.8 meters. This may have been due to a combination of factors, including wind conditions and pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,586 meters was 42% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline, which may indicate that the pilot was not able to maintain a perfectly aligned path during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues that need to be addressed in order to improve the pilot's performance. With some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the pilot should be able to achieve a higher score and improve the overall quality of the landing.
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