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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 3,449 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 295 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an MD-83, then departed from runway 06 at José Martí International Airport (MUHA) in Cuba. The takeoff distance was 1,845 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 173 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 49°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Boyeros, La Habana, Cuba, and the aircraft ascended from 1,283 feet above sea level to 25,990 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,707 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 36 miles southwest of the AdventHealth Palm Coast Heliport in Palm Coast, Florida, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 67 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 6 miles northeast of Big Pine Key, Florida, and descended from 26,009 feet above sea level to 3,033 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,976 feet in 15 minutes, covering 70 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 6 miles west of Kendall West, Florida, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 4 miles west of Tamiami, Florida, and descended from 2,976 feet above sea level to 1,284 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,693 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was made from the west, heading 87.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 146 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown distance was good at 298 meters, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 70°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 1,326 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 227 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 58 minutes. The aircraft used 3,130 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The MD-83 aircraft successfully landed at KMIA Miami International Airport, achieving a score of 92.3%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 87.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 09, which has a length of 3,449 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was above the target at 151 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly high or fast during the approach. However, the touchdown distance of 298 meters was within acceptable limits, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and made a smooth landing.
Despite the satisfactory touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 146 knots was faster than desired. This may have contributed to the very hard touchdown rate of -580 feet per minute (fpm), which is higher than the typical rate. A harder touchdown rate can increase the risk of damage to the aircraft and may also affect the comfort of the passengers.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.4 meters, which may have been due to the crosswind or pilot error. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a headwind of 8 knots at 70°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, which reduced the risk of a significant deviation from the centerline.
The total landing distance of 1,326 meters was 38% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and made a smooth transition from the landing to the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate.
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