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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 8.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,853 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,853 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 459 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 36 at Malé International Airport, with the aircraft, a C750, accelerating down the 808-meter runway, which is 31% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 140 knots, marking the start of the takeoff phase. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 280 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb phase, which started overhead Hulhumale in the Kaafu Atoll, Maldives. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,036 feet above sea level to 2,108 feet, an increase of 1,072 feet, in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This rapid climb was a testament to the aircraft's performance capabilities.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered its level cruise phase, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. This phase was initiated 3 miles southwest of Male, the capital city of the Maldives.
As the aircraft approached the end of its flight, it began its final approach to runway 36 at Malé International Airport, descending from an altitude of 1,246 feet above ground level. The approach was made from the south, with the aircraft heading directly towards the runway.
The landing phase was notable for a touchdown speed of 128 knots, which was faster than the target speed. The touchdown distance was good, at 458 meters, but the touchdown rate was fair, at -217 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,765 meters, which is 68% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned, by 19.1 meters from the centerline. Despite these minor issues, the flight was deemed successful, with the aircraft using a total of 15 nautical miles of distance and 154 kilograms of fuel over the course of the 10-minute flight.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at VRMM Malé International Airport, achieving a score of 90.4%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading directly towards the runway 36, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,246 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 458 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -217 feet per minute was fair, suggesting that the aircraft was not excessively decelerating upon touchdown.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have been slightly off course during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a gentle headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,765 meters was 68% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.1 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the pilot may have had difficulty maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a straight course during the final approach and rollout phases.
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