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Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,777 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,428 ft 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 04L at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. The takeoff distance was 4,148 feet, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 88°F and a wind speed of 5 knots at 50°. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 5 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb began 1 mile northeast of PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,023 feet above sea level to 27,102 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,079 feet, in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 57 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles southwest of 'Ualapu'e, Hawaii, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 28 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead Kihei, Hawaii, and descended from 27,120 feet above sea level to 1,162 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,957 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at PHTO Hilo International Airport was made from the east, heading 270.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,125 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26, which had a length of 9,777 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 143 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,424 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -253 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at PHTO Hilo International Airport were a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 50°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 4,248 feet, which was 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 199 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 52 minutes. The aircraft used 3,859 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Hilo International Airport, scoring an impressive 98.8%. The final approach to runway 26 was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,125 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold height that was considered good. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 142 kt, coming in at 143 kt. The touchdown distance of 1,424 ft was deemed good, but the touchdown speed of 136 kt was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -253 fpm was fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11 ft, which may require some adjustments during future landings. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 79°F and a gentle wind of 4 kt at 50°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 kt, while the tailwind component was 3 kt.
The total landing distance of 4,248 ft was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop safely on the runway.
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