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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 3.3° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 2.7° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 650 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 349 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 2,562 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,562 m of the 4,004 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,078 m 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 02L at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The takeoff distance was 2,054 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 65 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Suvarnabhumi Airport and ascending from 1,039 feet above sea level to 15,483 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,444 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Nong Khae, Thailand, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 7 miles west of Nong Khae, ascending from 15,473 feet above sea level to 37,419 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,946 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 7 miles northwest of Nong Phai, Thailand, and lasted for 63 minutes, covering a distance of 468 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Malong, China, and descending from 37,063 feet above sea level to 8,174 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,889 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R at Kunming Changshui International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 39.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,328 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 04R, which had a length of 4,004 meters. The threshold height at 68 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was 669 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 124 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -401 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots at a direction of 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,488 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 720 nautical miles, taking 127 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,377 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at ZPPP Kunming Changshui International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 39.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,328 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 04R, which has a length of 4,004 meters.
The threshold height at 68 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 142 knots, demonstrating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's speed effectively during the approach. The touchdown point was 669 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 124 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot successfully managed the aircraft's descent and speed during the landing. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -401 feet per minute (fpm), which may have contributed to the aircraft's misaligned touchdown position. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.8 meters from the centerline, which could have been caused by the hard touchdown rate and the pilot's inability to maintain alignment during the rollout.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 11°C, wind speed of 3 knots at 160°, and a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the pilot should have been able to maintain control and alignment during the landing.
The total landing distance was 2,488 meters, which is 62% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the pilot may have taken a more cautious approach to ensure a safe landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.6 meters from the centerline, which suggests that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control and alignment during the rollout.
Overall, while the Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at ZPPP Kunming Changshui International Airport, the landing was not without its challenges. The pilot's inability to maintain alignment during the touchdown and rollout, combined with the hard touchdown rate, resulted in a significant deviation from the ideal landing parameters.
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