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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,189 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 392 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 32R at AYPY Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,484 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 320 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 2 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles northwest of the airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,093 feet above sea level to 35,332 feet, an increase of 34,239 feet in 36 minutes, covering a distance of 276 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 11 miles west of AYNT Kantobo Airstrip. This phase lasted for 130 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 911 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started at a latitude of 6.6329361 and a longitude of 136.1861185. The descent from 35,818 feet to 2,535 feet took 18 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles northwest of Koror. This phase lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, which started 9 miles west of Koror. The descent from 1,935 feet to 1,331 feet took 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles west of Koror. This phase lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09 at PTRO Babelthuap Airport, which was located to the west. The aircraft was at an altitude of 899 feet above ground level and was 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 09 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 392 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was also good at 130 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -498 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 104 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 14 knots.
The total landing distance was 881 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,326 nautical miles, which was covered in 201 minutes. The aircraft used 9,632 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at PTRO Babelthuap Airport, achieving a score of 92.7%. The final approach to runway 09 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 899 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold speed of 141 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 392 meters, which is within the acceptable range for a runway of 2,189 meters in length. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -498 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.2 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 104°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the touchdown position.
The total landing distance of 881 meters was 40% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some minor areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown rate and improving the alignment of the touchdown position.
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