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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 2.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 128 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 329 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 5,993 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,993 ft of the 11,316 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,623 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 01L at KTPA Tampa International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,590 feet, which was 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 93°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 330°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was also 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of KTPA Tampa International Airport and climbing from an altitude of 1,087 feet above sea level to 23,141 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,054 feet in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of 22FA Hidden River Airport Sarasota and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 49 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 2 miles west of Fort Myers Beach, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 23,106 feet above sea level to 1,295 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,811 feet in 25 minutes and covering a distance of 96 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,262 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 11,316 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 141 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,255 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -240 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 90°, with a crosswind component of 0 knots and a headwind component of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,725 feet, which was 51% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 201 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 56 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,302 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 09. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,262 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 1,255 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone.
The landing performance was evaluated, and it was noted that the threshold height was slightly above the target, while the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 141 knots. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -240 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 3 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing performance.
The total landing distance was 5,725 feet, which accounted for 51% of the runway length. Notably, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with some minor deviations from the target performance metrics.
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