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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 1,571 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,571 m of the 3,010 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 760 m 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08L at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR). The takeoff distance was 1,464 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 88 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, while the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Richmond, British Columbia, and reached an altitude of 34,951 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,898 feet from the initial altitude of 1,053 feet. This climb took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 147 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles east of Eatonville, Washington. This phase lasted for 84 minutes and covered a distance of 595 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 35,626 feet to 37,645 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,019 feet. This climb took only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles east of Orange Cove, California. This phase lasted for 104 minutes and covered a distance of 850 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, which started 38 miles north of Rancho Las Cruces Airstrip La Paz, Mexico. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 92 nautical miles, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 38,206 feet to 2,593 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 16 at Los Cabos International Airport (MMSD) was made from the north, heading 174.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,385 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 16, which had a length of 3,010 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 144 knots.
The touchdown point was 347 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 139 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -412 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 35°C temperature and a wind speed of 14 knots at 139 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,494 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,727 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 250 minutes. The aircraft used 10,472 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at MMSD Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 174.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,385 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 16, which has a length of 3,010 meters.
The threshold height at 58 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was not perfectly aligned with the runway. Additionally, the threshold speed of 144 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast during the approach. The touchdown point was 347 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -412 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard. This may have been due to the aircraft's high speed during the approach, which can lead to a harder touchdown. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline, which can increase the risk of veering off the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 35°C and winds of 14 knots at 139°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
The total landing distance of 1,494 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the aircraft's high speed during the approach.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several deviations from the ideal landing parameters that need to be addressed to improve the aircraft's performance and safety.
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