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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 2,670 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 389 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 runway 26 at NSFA Faleolo International Airport in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26, the aircraft used 982 m of runway, representing 33 % of the available length, and lifted off at 134 kt; ambient conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 109°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 6 kt tailwind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile west of NSFA, with the airplane ascending from 1,044 ft asl to 28,811 ft asl, a gain of 27,768 ft achieved in 11 minutes while covering 71 nm.
Level cruise began 64 miles south-west of Matautu (Atua, Samoa) and continued for 40 minutes, during which 297 nm were flown.
Descent was initiated 15 miles north of NFTL Lifuka Island Airport, with the aircraft descending from 28,964 ft asl to 1,723 ft asl, a loss of 27,241 ft in 18 minutes over a distance of 116 nm.
The final approach to runway 11 at NFTF Fua’amotu International Airport was flown from the north-west, on a heading of 122.0° at 4 nm and 1,602 ft agl; local weather reported 18 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 130°, no crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
Landing on runway 11 was executed with a threshold speed of 126 kt, a touchdown distance of 387 m, a touchdown speed of 121 kt, and a touchdown rate of minus 193 fpm; the runway length is 2,670 m and the total landing distance recorded was 1,223 m, equivalent to 46 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft decelerated to a stop within the remaining runway length.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 490 nm, took 74 minutes, and consumed 4,059 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-600 established the final approach to runway 11 at NFTF Fua'amotu International Airport from the north-west, tracking a heading of 122.0° at 4 nm and 1,602 ft agl. Local weather reported a temperature of 18 °C, wind 2 kt from 130°, with a crosswind component of 0 kt and a headwind component of 2 kt.
The aircraft crossed the threshold at a good height, with a threshold speed recorded at 126 kt, which was slightly above the target.
Touchdown occurred 387 m down the runway; the touchdown speed was 121 kt, noted as a little fast, while the vertical rate was minus 193 fpm, judged good, and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance measured 1,223 m, representing 46 % of the 2,670 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the approach and touchdown speeds slightly to bring the threshold speed within target and eliminate the slight excess at touchdown. Maintaining the current alignment and rate will preserve the high overall performance reflected in the 98.8 % score.
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