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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.
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 full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,020 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08 at the Punta Cana International Airport in the Dominican Republic. The takeoff distance was 5,644 feet, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 92 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 4 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of the airport and continued for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 156 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,049 feet above sea level to 35,968 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,919 feet.
Following the climb, the enroute level cruise started 2 miles southwest of Imbert in the Dominican Republic and lasted for 210 minutes, covering a distance of 1,106 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 7 miles northeast of the Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field in Virginia, United States. The descent from 35,963 feet above sea level to 23,168 feet above sea level took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 44 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 1 mile east of the Woods Farm Airstrip in Virginia and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 7 miles northwest of the Toddsbury Farm Airport in Virginia and continued for 17 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from 22,912 feet above sea level to 1,407 feet above sea level.
The final approach to landing began at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, with the aircraft descending from 1,242 feet above ground level to 0 feet above ground level. The descent took 7 seconds, and the touchdown speed was 139 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -200 feet per minute, and the touchdown point was 666 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 2 knots at 130 degrees.
After landing, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout, covering a distance of 2,926 feet and reaching an altitude of 141 feet above sea level. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,402 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 236 minutes. The aircraft used 22,180 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, achieving an overall score of 84.5%. The final approach to landing was executed from 1 nm to 1 nm at an altitude of 1,242 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 7 seconds, demonstrating a smooth and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 139 kt, which was slightly above the optimal speed for a smooth landing. However, the touchdown rate of -200 fpm was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep. The touchdown point was located 666 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may be a concern for future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 64 °F and a wind speed of 2 kt at 130 °. The crosswind component was negligible, while the tailwind component was minimal at 1 kt. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth landing, but the aircraft's speed and touchdown point may require further attention to optimize future landings.
Following touchdown, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout, during which it maintained an altitude of 141 ft above sea level (asl). The distance covered during the rollout was 2,926 ft, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are areas for improvement to enhance the aircraft's performance and safety.
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