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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 8.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 8,636 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 8,636 ft of the 10,480 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 5,174 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 07 at MKJS Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The takeoff distance was 3,590 feet, which was 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 50 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of MKJS Sangster International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,012 feet above sea level to 34,041 feet above sea level in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 128 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 10 miles southwest of Santa Cruz del Sur in Cuba and lasted for 29 minutes, covering a distance of 208 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 64 miles west of MYAB Clarence A. Bain Airport in the Bahamas, descending from 34,045 feet above sea level to 1,281 feet above sea level in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 128 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26L at KMIA Miami International Airport was made from the east, heading 267.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26L was characterized by a touchdown point that was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was good at -164 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 65 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 321 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 8,309 feet, which was 79% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 65 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 11 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 472 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 95 minutes. The aircraft used 8,583 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26L at KMIA Miami International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 267.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was significantly long, using more than 50% of the available runway.
The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, and the threshold height at 129 feet agl was excessively over target. However, the threshold speed was slightly above target at 143 knots. The touchdown rate of -164 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 86°F and a wind speed of 7 knots at 321°.
The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 8,309 feet, which is 79% of the available runway length of 10,480 feet. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 65 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 65 feet from the centreline.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement. The pilot could have worked on reducing the touchdown speed and improving the alignment of the aircraft with the runway centreline. Additionally, the pilot could have considered using a shorter touchdown point to reduce the landing distance and improve the overall safety of the landing.
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