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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Wait for the normal flare band and the correct speed before raising the nose, rather than starting the flare at 66 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 66 ft, 21 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown followed at 462 fpm. Starting the flare this early usually carries through to a firmer arrival than a flare begun in the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare start within the normal flare band
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,882 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 403 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxied from the parking area to runway 21 at ESGG Göteborg Landvetter Airport in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 21, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,259 m, representing 38 % of the runway, and achieved liftoff at 148 kt. Ambient conditions were 19 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, including a 1 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
The climb commenced 1 mile southwest of ESGG, climbing from 1,441 ft asl to 37,997 ft asl-a gain of 36,555 ft-over 19 minutes while traversing 120 nm.
The first cruise segment began 4 miles east of EKFU Fur Airstrip Skive and lasted 45 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 306 nm at level flight.
Descent phase one started 58 miles west of De Koog in the Netherlands, descending from 38,006 ft asl to 4,024 ft asl, a loss of 33,982 ft, in 36 minutes and over a distance of 184 nm.
A brief cruise followed 1 mile southeast of Hadlow Down, England, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
The second descent began 1 mile southwest of Crowborough, England, with a reduction from 3,554 ft asl to 2,292 ft asl-a loss of 1,262 ft-completed in 2 minutes across 5 nm.
A further cruise segment originated 2 miles southwest of Penshurst, Kent, lasting 4 minutes and spanning 9 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 258.0° at 4 nm and 1,254 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26L, which is 2,882 m long, featured a threshold speed of 138 kt and a touchdown distance of 404 m. The aircraft touched down at 131 kt with a firm rate of minus 381 fpm, offset 6.7 m from the centreline. Local weather reported 19 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 210°, including a 3 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind. Total landing distance recorded was 849 m, representing 29 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 638 nm, taking 119 and used 4,017 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 entered the final approach to runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick from the east, flying a heading of 258.0° at 4 nm and 1,254 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 138 kt as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold.
Touchdown occurred 404 m down the runway, with a good touchdown speed of 131 kt. The touchdown rate was firm at minus 381 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 6.7 m from the centreline.
Total landing distance was 849 m, representing 29 % of the 2,882 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
The high score of 94.8 % indicates overall proficiency; tightening lateral alignment to centreline and refining flare technique to soften the firm touchdown will further improve precision.
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