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Slow down before tight turns
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 2,804 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 292 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 13 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) in New York. The takeoff distance was 858 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of -1°C and wind speeds of 6 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the tailwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead East Elmhurst, New York, and involved a significant increase in altitude from 1,128 feet above sea level to 21,127 feet above sea level, a rise of 20,000 feet in just 9 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 48 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 3 miles west of Ansonia, Connecticut. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 51 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles northwest of Preston City, Connecticut, and involved a decrease in altitude from 21,033 feet above sea level to 1,291 feet above sea level, a drop of 19,742 feet in 20 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33L at Logan International Airport (KBOS) was made from the southeast, with a heading of 315.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,264 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33L was successful, with a runway length of 2,804 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots. The touchdown distance was 293 meters, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, both of which were considered good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -145 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -9°C and wind speeds of 2 knots at 230°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,166 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 173 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 48 minutes. The aircraft used 1,991 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KBOS Logan International Airport on runway 33L, achieving a high score of 98.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 315.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 141 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 293 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -145 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a gentle and controlled landing.
However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft being 5.2 meters off-centerline. This deviation is relatively minor and may not have had a significant impact on the overall safety of the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were cold, with a temperature of -9°C, and a light wind of 2 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,166 meters was 42% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's direction and speed during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the high score achieved.
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