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Monitor your taxi speed
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,682 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 337 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 area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 17L at Calgary International Airport (CYYC) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The takeoff distance was 1,488 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 151 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and winds of 9 knots at 149°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started overhead CYYC Calgary International Airport and took the aircraft from 4,576 feet above sea level to 37,246 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,670 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 123 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 12 miles southwest of Cardston, Alberta, Canada, and lasted for 32 minutes, covering a distance of 845 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 5 miles south of Conner Goffs (41CL), California, United States, and descended from 37,100 feet above sea level to 1,089 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,012 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31L at Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) was made from the southeast, heading 321.0° at 2 nautical miles and 631 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 31L, which had a length of 1,682 meters, was successful, with a good threshold height and threshold speed of 130 knots. The touchdown distance was 339 meters, and the touchdown speed was 126 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -240 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 38°C temperature and winds of 3 knots at 0°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,214 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 1,070 nautical miles and took 68 minutes, using 6,254 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport, achieving a score of 99.7%. The final approach to runway 31L was conducted from the southeast, heading 321.0° at 2 nautical miles and 631 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed of 130 knots was also satisfactory.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired at 126 knots, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -240 feet per minute (fpm). However, the touchdown distance of 339 meters was within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline, but this did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 38°C and a negligible wind of 3 knots at 0°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots, which suggests that the aircraft was not significantly affected by wind during the landing. The total landing distance of 1,214 meters was 72% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance.
One notable aspect of the landing was the perfect runway rollout alignment, which suggests that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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