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Keep the taxi smooth
Turn speed is limited by lateral load on the tyres and the people in the back, and lateral acceleration goes with the square of speed. On an illustrative 25 m turn radius, 10 kt produces about 0.11 g of side load, while 20 kt produces about 0.43 g. Doubling the speed quadruples the load. That square law is the entire content of the "10 knots in turns" rule, and it tells you why a slightly-too-fast turn feels fine and a moderately-too-fast one throws the cabin crew across the galley.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,739 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 287 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-600 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 05, applying a takeoff distance of 861 m which represented 33 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 140 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 24 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 030°, including a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind component.
Climb began over Machico, ascending from 1,090 ft asl to 39,723 ft asl - an altitude gain of 38,634 ft - over a period of 34 minutes while traversing 237 nm.
Cruise was established at latitude 31.5950822 and longitude -21.0700956 and persisted for 286 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 2,228 nm.
Descent initiated at latitude 16.8840702 and longitude -58.4989568, descending from 39,883 ft asl to 1,174 ft asl - a loss of 38,709 ft - in 20 minutes and spanning 179 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at TDPD Douglas-Charles Airport was conducted from the east on a heading of 250.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,123 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27, which is 1,739 m long, featured a threshold speed slightly above target at 125 kt. Touchdown occurred 285 m down the runway at 120 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 54 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 27 °C, wind 5 kt from 110°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 3 kt tail-wind component. The total landing distance measured 773 m, representing 44 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment, concluding the landing phase without deviation.
In total, the flight covered 2,650 nm, required 346 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 14,228 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-600 approached runway 27 at TDPD Douglas-Charles Airport from the east on a heading of 250.0 °, descending from 4 nm out at 1,123 ft agl. Local weather was 27 °C with wind 5 kt from 110 °, a 3 kt crosswind and a 3 kt tailwind, and the aircraft maintained the prescribed glide path to the threshold.
At the threshold the height was reported as good and the speed was slightly above target at 125 kt, indicating a minor excess over the planned value.
Touchdown occurred 285 m down the runway, a distance described as good, with a speed of 120 kt that was a little fast. The vertical rate was excellent at minus 54 fpm and the touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 773 m, representing 44 % of the 1,739 m runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
Fine-tune speed control to bring the threshold and touchdown speeds closer to target, as the slight excess was the only notable deviation despite the perfect score.
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