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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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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 1,299 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,299 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 137 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 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 26 at CFB Greenwood, a Canadian military airbase. The takeoff distance was 1,013 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -10°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was also 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,085 feet above sea level to 37,102 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,017 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 167 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 49 miles south of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada. This phase lasted for 148 minutes and covered a distance of 1,202 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started at a latitude of 40.1241591 and a longitude of -34.4186244. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 36,995 feet above sea level to 25,853 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,142 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started at a latitude of 39.8668067 and a longitude of -33.5025246. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 85 miles west of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 25,076 feet above sea level to 2,687 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,389 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 73 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase, which started 14 miles southwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal. This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36 at LPFL Flores Airport, which was located in the Azores, Portugal. The approach was made from the south, heading 349.0° at an altitude of 1,127 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing was made on runway 36, which had a length of 1,299 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 138 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -262 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 359°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 630 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,529 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 177 minutes. The aircraft
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at LPFL Flores Airport, achieving a score of 99.3%. The final approach to runway 36 was conducted from the south, with a heading of 349.0° at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,127 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 138 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute (fpm).
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 359°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots, which likely contributed to the aircraft's stable approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 630 meters was 49% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and landing phases.
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