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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 9.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,680 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 462 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 26 at ZJSY Sanya Phoenix International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,296 meters, which is 38% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 258 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of ZJSY Sanya Phoenix International Airport. The climb took 45 minutes and covered a distance of 287 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,105 feet above sea level to 38,939 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,834 feet.
After completing the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 27 miles southwest of ZGSD Zhuhai Jinwan Airport. This phase of the flight lasted for 127 minutes and covered a distance of 748 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 51 miles west of ROKJ Kumejima Airport, during which it descended from an altitude of 38,999 feet above sea level to 1,389 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,610 feet in just 16 minutes and covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05L at RODN Kadena Air Base was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading 53.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 05L, which has a length of 3,680 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 110 degrees.
The touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -40 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect. The total landing distance was 994 meters, which is 27% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,146 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 162 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 7,068 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed on runway 05L at RODN Kadena Air Base, achieving a perfect score of 100.0%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 53.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft demonstrated excellent control and precision during the landing, with a good threshold height and speed of 141 knots. The touchdown distance of 462 meters was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -40 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, signifying a gentle and stable touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing. The runway length of 3,680 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 994 meters, which was only 27% of the runway length.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway at touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating excellent control and stability during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was a textbook example of precision and control, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and safely on the runway.
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