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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,011 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,336 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Boeing 737-MAX8 departed from Denver International Airport, taxiing from the parking area to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 17L, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 147 knots. The takeoff distance of 7,027 feet was 58% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short takeoff roll.
After departing Denver, the aircraft climbed to 38,016 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,583 feet in 18 minutes, covering 107 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase started 3 miles southeast of the airport, and the aircraft leveled off at cruise altitude 16 miles south of Pleasant Valley Airport. The cruise phase lasted 72 minutes, covering 506 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing altitude from 38,001 feet to 11,274 feet in 14 minutes, covering 97 nautical miles. The descent phase was followed by several short level cruise segments, with the final descent starting 6 miles southeast of Reno Tahoe International Airport. The aircraft landed on runway 35L, with a touchdown distance of 1,331 feet and a touchdown speed of 128 knots. The total landing distance was 3,266 feet, 36% of the runway length.
The flight used 11,068 pounds of fuel and covered a total distance of 788 nautical miles, taking 143 minutes. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 77°F and a wind speed of 18 knots from 278°. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off-center. The aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 touched down on runway 35L at KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 138 kt was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and speed. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance of 1,331 ft was satisfactory, and the touchdown speed of 128 kt was within the desired range. The touchdown rate of -156 fpm was also good, indicating a controlled and stable descent.
However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 34 ft, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 77 °F and a wind of 18 kt at 278 °, may have also played a role in the slight misalignment. Despite this, the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and bring it to a stop within a reasonable distance.
The total landing distance of 3,266 ft was 36% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 49 ft, which may have been due to a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control or a slight deviation in the rollout. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 93.0%, indicating a good performance from the pilot.
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