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Maintain the centreline
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,043 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 250 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 28 at Zürich Airport (LSZH) in Switzerland. The takeoff distance was 1,651 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 165 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 10 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Oberglatt in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 102 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,382 feet above sea level to 33,764 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northwest of the town of Silandro in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of Italy. This phase lasted for 32 minutes and covered a distance of 273 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead the town of Montorio al Vomano in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The descent took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 96 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 33,955 feet to 10,870 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead the town of Sant'Agata de'Goti in the Campania region of Italy. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead the town of Torrecuso in the Campania region of Italy. The descent took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 20 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 10,182 feet to 1,656 feet.
The final approach to runway 24 at Naples International Airport (LIRN) was made from the northeast, with a heading of 238.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,346 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 135 knots and a touchdown rate of -18 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 9.5 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 50 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,184 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.8 meters.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 508 nautical miles, which was covered in 93 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,058 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LIRN Naples International Airport, achieving a score of 96.2%. The final approach to runway 24 was initiated from the north east, heading 238.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,346 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots. The touchdown distance of 253 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 135 knots was also good. The most notable aspect of the landing was the perfect touchdown rate of -18 feet per minute, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, there were a couple of minor issues during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.5 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.8 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a slight tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance of 1,184 meters was 58% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory. However, the slight misalignments during the touchdown and rollout phases may require some adjustments to the aircraft's approach path or the pilots' technique to achieve a more precise landing.
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