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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 3,023 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 395 m 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 23 at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ). The takeoff distance was 1,172 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles southwest of CYYZ, rising from an altitude of 1,634 feet above sea level to 29,001 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,366 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Cobourg, Ontario, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 7 miles northwest of Belleville Aerodrome (CNU4), with the aircraft descending from 29,006 feet above sea level to 1,809 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,196 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 107 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14 at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 126.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,440 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 14, which had a length of 3,023 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 131 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 395 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 128 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -446 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 98 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 733 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 25.8 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 232 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 47 minutes. The aircraft used 1,912 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW) on runway 14. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 126.0° at an altitude of 1,440 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly below the target threshold speed of 131 knots, registering at 128 knots. This indicates that the pilot successfully managed the aircraft's descent and speed to achieve a smooth touchdown. The touchdown distance of 395 meters was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's skill in navigating the aircraft to the runway.
However, there were some areas of concern during the landing. The touchdown rate was hard, registering at -446 feet per minute (fpm). This may indicate that the pilot could have applied more gentle braking or reverse thrust to reduce the rate of descent. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.0 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a combination of factors including wind, pilot error, or aircraft performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -6°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 98°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the misaligned touchdown position.
The total landing distance of 733 meters was 24% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 25.8 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas of concern that the pilot and air traffic control should address to improve the safety and efficiency of future landings at CYOW.
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