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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 five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,288 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 544 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was a journey conducted on a Boeing 727-200 aircraft. The pre-flight procedures began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Once on the runway, the aircraft took off from runway 34L at KJAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.
During the initial climb, the aircraft rose from 1,355 feet above sea level to 22,664 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, a gain of 12,309 feet. The subsequent cruise phase took the aircraft to a height of 22,901 feet above sea level, where it levelled off for an 11-minute period, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles. The descent from this height to the initial cruise point occurred at a later stage.
The flight trajectory included several periods of enroute climb and level cruise phases, interspersed with descents to lower altitudes. The first climb began over a point 1 mile north west of KJAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport and concluded 8 minutes and 28 nautical miles later, as the aircraft levelled off 22,901 feet above sea level.
As the aircraft continued on its journey towards its destination, the crew executed a series of level cruise phases, each lasting between 2 and 11 minutes, and covering distances ranging from 3 to 82 nautical miles. The final level cruise, lasting 7 minutes and covering 28 nautical miles, took place near Rock Creek in Alabama.
Enroute descents, which occurred 6 times throughout the flight, took the aircraft from various high altitudes to lower altitudes, ranging from 22,901 to 2,734 feet. The most significant descent phase occurred between the start of the climb near KJAN Airport to the first enroute cruise level, resulting in an 8-minute descent that spanned 28 nautical miles.
The final approach and landing occurred on runway 24 at KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. The aircraft descended from a height of 2,712 feet above sea level to a height of 1,946 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, reducing fuel consumption in the process.
Landing on runway 24, the aircraft had a touchdown speed of 133 knots and a touchdown distance of 1,335 meters. The touchdown point was 131 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway rollout was well-aligned. Taxiing from the runway to the parking area took only 3 minutes, and the flight had a total distance of 212 nautical miles, with the aircraft consuming 3,169 kilograms of fuel.
A Boeing 727-200 aircraft has successfully completed a landing at KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. The final approach to runway 24 was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 256.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level.
Evaluation of the landing performance shows a high score of 97.6%. The threshold height was within acceptable limits, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target of 144 knots. However, the touchdown point was 131 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may be a minor concern for pilots aiming for more precise landings.
Further analysis indicates that the touchdown speed of 133 knots was a bit higher than optimal, suggesting the need for further adjustments during the final approach to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -205 feet per minute was rated as fair, indicating some potential room for improvement in terms of control and deceleration.
Another notable aspect of the landing was the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft deviating by 4.2 meters from the centerline. While this is not a significant issue in this instance, pilots need to be vigilant about maintaining runway centerline alignment to avoid potential complications during takeoff or landing.
Weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a moderate temperature of 18°C, which may have had some impact on the aircraft's performance. The total landing distance required was 1,335 meters, corresponding to approximately 41% of the available runway length of 3,288 meters.
Finally, a positive aspect of the landing was the effective rollout alignment, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the critical phase of transitioning from touchdown to taxiing. Overall, while there are some minor concerns that could be addressed in future approaches, the Boeing 727-200 successfully landed at KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
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