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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 10°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 222 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 196 fpm.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,246 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,246 m of the 3,658 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 903 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 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 29 at LCPH Paphos International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,603 meters, which is 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 70°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Koloni in the Paphos District of Cyprus. The climb took 10 minutes and covered 57 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,049 feet above sea level to 28,125 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,076 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 38 miles south of R084 Cyprus Static Carrier - Queen Elizabeth, located in the Akrotiri and Dhekelia region of Cyprus. This phase lasted for 16 minutes and covered 116 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 26 miles west of Herzliya Pituah in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. The descent took 21 minutes and covered 97 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 29,044 feet above sea level to 3,672 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,373 feet.
The final approach to runway 26R at OJAI Queen Alia International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 260.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,273 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26R, which has a length of 3,658 meters. The threshold height at 83 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 148 knots.
The touchdown point was 469 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 140 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -221 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 260°. This resulted in a headwind of 6 knots and no crosswind.
The total landing distance was 2,148 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 276 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used 2,282 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at OJAI Queen Alia International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 260.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 26R, which has a length of 3,658 meters.
However, the threshold height at 83 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been higher than desired at the point of touchdown. Additionally, the threshold speed of 148 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or that the pilots may have been unable to slow down sufficiently before touchdown.
The touchdown point was 469 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot. The touchdown speed of 140 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -221 feet per minute (fpm) was fair but not ideal. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the deviation from the ideal landing spot.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 260°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 6 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance was 2,148 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft may have been slowed down too quickly or that the pilots may have been unable to maintain a stable approach. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the overall deviation from the ideal landing parameters.
Overall, while the aircraft landed safely, there were several deviations from the ideal landing parameters, indicating that the pilots may have needed to adjust their approach and landing technique to achieve a more precise and controlled touchdown.
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