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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,405 ft 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 23L at the Indianapolis International Airport (KIND). The takeoff distance was 3,947 feet, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 80°F temperature and a 4-knot wind at 310°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,784 feet above sea level (asl) to 26,955 feet asl, an increase of 25,171 feet in 11 minutes, covering 61 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of the Pentecost Airport (12II) in Richmond, Indiana, and lasted 10 minutes, covering 66 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 3 miles west of the Madison County Airport (KUYF) in London, Ohio, where it climbed from 27,232 feet asl to 28,898 feet asl, an increase of 1,666 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of the Darby Dan Airport (6I6) in Columbus, Ohio, and lasted 24 minutes, covering 186 nautical miles. The aircraft then began a descent 1 mile southwest of Grantsville, Maryland, where it descended from 29,062 feet asl to 12,889 feet asl, a decrease of 16,173 feet in 10 minutes, covering 69 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of Keedysville, Maryland, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent overhead Middletown, Maryland, where it descended from 12,382 feet asl to 4,035 feet asl, a decrease of 8,346 feet in 16 minutes, covering 51 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southwest of Edgemere, Maryland, and lasted 8 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began a final descent 1 mile southwest of Arnold, Maryland, where it descended from 3,472 feet asl to 1,450 feet asl, a decrease of 2,022 feet in 3 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to landing was made at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where the aircraft descended from 1,296 feet above ground level (agl) to 0 feet agl. The descent took 5 seconds, and the touchdown speed was 141 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -294 feet per minute (fpm), and the touchdown distance was good at 1,404 feet.
The landing rollout took place at the airport, where the aircraft covered a distance of 3,297 feet and reached an altitude of 134 feet asl. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 479 nautical miles, and the flight took 97 minutes. The aircraft used 10,827 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport with a score of 78.3%. The final approach to landing was executed from 1 nm to 1 nm at an altitude of 1,296 ft above ground level (agl). As the aircraft approached the touchdown point, it descended from 41 ft agl to 0 ft agl in a span of 5 seconds, demonstrating a controlled and precise descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 141 kt, which was slightly above the optimal speed for a smooth landing. However, the touchdown rate of -294 fpm was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep. The touchdown distance of 1,404 ft was deemed good, suggesting that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's speed and altitude during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 90 °F and a wind speed of 2 kt from a direction of 210 °. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 kt, while the tailwind component was also negligible at 1 kt. These favorable weather conditions likely contributed to the successful landing.
Following touchdown, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout, during which it maintained an altitude of 134 ft above sea level (asl). The distance covered during the rollout was 3,297 ft, indicating that the pilot had successfully brought the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft throughout the final approach and touchdown phases.
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