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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 37 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 37 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 37 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,630 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,630 m of the 3,758 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 528 m past the threshold — beyond 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 31 at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, a British Indian Ocean Territory base. The takeoff distance was 1,066 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 149 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 70 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility. The climb took 39 minutes and covered a distance of 287 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,029 feet above sea level to 40,476 feet above sea level, an increase of 39,447 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 151 minutes and covered a distance of 1,303 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place at a specific location defined by latitude -5.3608156 and longitude 76.809475. After the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 40 miles south of the Tebing Tinggi Airport on Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 122 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 40,939 feet above sea level to 1,297 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,642 feet.
The final approach to runway 05 at the Kualanamu International Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 45.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 3,758 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 123 knots.
The touchdown point was 107 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 113 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -131 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.3 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 101 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,544 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,719 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 184 minutes. The aircraft used 9,389 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at WIMM Kualanamu International Airport, achieving a high score of 99.0%. The final approach to runway 05 was conducted from the southwest, with a heading of 45.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 123 knots. The touchdown point was located 107 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 113 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -131 feet per minute was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
However, there was a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft deviating 3.3 meters from the centerline. This may be attributed to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 101°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was even weaker at 1 knot. The total landing distance of 1,544 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the landing phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the slight misalignment of the touchdown position and the deviation from the designated touchdown zone may require further attention to ensure that the aircraft is landing safely and efficiently.
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