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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 2,374 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 386 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 05L at Manchester Airport (EGCC), with a takeoff distance of 1,546 meters, which was 64% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 131 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Manchester Airport, and climbed from 1,303 feet above sea level to 4,705 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,402 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Prestbury, Cheshire East, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 1 mile southeast of Congleton, Cheshire East, England, and climbed from 4,728 feet above sea level to 33,752 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,024 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile north of Acton, Greater London, England, and lasted for 133 minutes, covering a distance of 1,003 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Campofiorito, Sicilia, Italy, and descended from 34,367 feet above sea level to 1,798 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,569 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 128 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at Malta International Airport (LMML) was made from the northeast, heading 234.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,539 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 23 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 387 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was also good at 130 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -384 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 220 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centreline.
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 1,272 nautical miles, taking 194 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,863 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LMML Malta International Airport, achieving a score of 92.1%. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 234.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,539 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 130 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 387 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold height at 62 feet agl was above the target, but this did not seem to have a significant impact on the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 220°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots, which was effectively managed by the pilot. The aircraft's speed at threshold was 139 knots, which was good, indicating a well-executed approach.
However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline. Despite these minor deviations, the total landing distance of 976 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. The minor deviations from the ideal landing performance did not significantly impact the outcome, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the landing.
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