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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
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.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,600 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,581 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 17R at the Orlando International Airport, KMCO. The takeoff distance was 3,881 feet, which was 39% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 127 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 69°F and winds of 9 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles west of Lake Hart, Florida, and the aircraft climbed from 928 feet above sea level to 18,089 feet, an increase of 17,161 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Tarpon Springs, Florida, and lasted for 49 minutes, covering a distance of 271 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 20,732 feet to 24,475 feet, an increase of 3,743 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nautical miles. This climb started 68 miles southwest of the FM01 Pensacola Moving Carrier - CVN78 in Florida.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 35 miles southeast of the KPOL Port Sulphur Airport in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 12 miles northwest of the 4LA2 Green Hill Compressors Heliport in Leeville, Louisiana, and the aircraft descended from 24,665 feet to 20,260 feet, a decrease of 4,404 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 25 miles southwest of the LS08 Boothville Heliport in Buras, Louisiana, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 29 miles south of the KPTN Harry P Williams Memorial Airport in Patterson, Louisiana, and the aircraft descended from 19,905 feet to 19,356 feet, a decrease of 549 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 32 miles south of the KPTN Harry P Williams Memorial Airport in Patterson, Louisiana, and lasted for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 146 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 13 miles southeast of the XS77 Seafood Warehouse Park Airport in Crystal Beach, Texas, and the aircraft descended from 19,421 feet to 18,464 feet, a decrease of 958 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 3 miles south of the XS77 Seafood Warehouse Park Airport in Crystal Beach, Texas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 4 miles east of San Leon, Texas, and the aircraft descended from 18,132 feet to 17,235 feet, a decrease of 897 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 1 mile west of Kemah, Texas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 3 miles south of South Houston, Texas, and the aircraft descended from 16,
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. The aircraft's final approach to runway 04 was conducted from the southwest, with a heading of 44.0° at an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The pilot's performance during the approach was impressive, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. The threshold speed of 126 knots was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. The touchdown point was 216 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation, but still within the acceptable range.
The touchdown speed of 121 knots was also good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases. However, the touchdown rate of -220 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the pilot could have done a better job of controlling the aircraft's descent rate. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained the aircraft's alignment with the runway throughout the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 310°. This resulted in a very small crosswind component of 2 knots, which the pilot was able to handle effectively. The headwind component was negligible, at 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 3,427 feet was 45% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot had maintained a high level of control throughout the landing phase, and had been able to bring the aircraft to a stop in a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the rollout phase.
Overall, the Boeing 737-700 aircraft's landing at KHOU William P Hobby Airport was a success, with the pilot demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal, the pilot's performance was generally good, and the landing was completed safely and efficiently.
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