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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,828 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 278 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 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 21 at PHNY Lanai Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,017 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 39 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of PHNY Lanai Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of the airport. The climb took 41 minutes and covered a distance of 288 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,216 feet above sea level to 38,870 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,654 feet. The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which began at a latitude of 23.9646094 and a longitude of -153.0587852. This phase of the flight lasted for 111 minutes and covered a distance of 1,697 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 65 miles southwest of Pescadero, California, and took 16 minutes to complete, during which the aircraft descended from 38,983 feet above sea level to 1,409 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,574 feet. The descent covered a distance of 106 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 32 at KSTS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 337.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 32 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 277 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was slightly above the target speed, and the touchdown rate of -242 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,097 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 173 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 11,420 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KSTS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, achieving a high score of 99.6%. The final approach to runway 32 was conducted from the southeast, with a heading of 337.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 131 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed. However, the touchdown distance of 277 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 125 knots was a little fast, but this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The aircraft's rate of descent was fair at -242 feet per minute, which is a reasonable rate for a controlled landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, which is a relatively mild temperature. The total landing distance of 771 meters was 42% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway centerline, indicating a high degree of control and stability. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and landing phases.
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