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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 4.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
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 1,611 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 411 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 12 at KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,847 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 359 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 136 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 5,506 feet above sea level to 37,632 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,126 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles west of 00U Big Horn Co. This phase lasted for 46 minutes and covered a distance of 706 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles south of West Union, Iowa. The descent took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 178 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 37,847 feet above sea level to 6,254 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,592 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south west of 84IL Rossi's Farm Airport Minooka, Illinois. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile south of Lockport, Illinois. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 5,807 feet above sea level to 1,942 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,864 feet.
The final approach to runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport was made from the south west, with a heading of 43.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 137 knots and a touchdown rate of -170 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 409 meters, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 100 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,140 meters, which accounted for 71% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,054 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 100 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,439 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) on runway 04R. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, with a heading of 43.0° at an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was achieved at 144 knots, indicating a well-executed approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown speed of 137 knots and a touchdown rate of -170 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 409 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments in the approach procedure.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 100°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, as the aircraft maintained a stable approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,140 meters was 71% 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 aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, allowing for a stable and controlled rollout.
Overall, the landing of the Boeing 737-MAX8 at KMDW was a success, with the aircraft performing well in terms of speed, distance, and alignment. The slight misalignment of the touchdown position was the only notable deviation from an ideal landing, but it did not appear to have any significant impact on the overall safety or performance of the aircraft.
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