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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 70 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 4.7° with no reversals.
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 25 stages, 23 in the score
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,971 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,174 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 353 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing B737-800, then departed from runway 35L at KOKC Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The takeoff distance was 3,519 feet, which was 36% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Oklahoma City, it reached an altitude of 13,570 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,231 feet from the initial altitude of 2,339 feet. This climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles, before starting another climb phase 5 miles north of Lindsay Muni Airport in Lindsay, Oklahoma. This climb took 12 minutes and covered 47 nautical miles, bringing the aircraft to an altitude of 21,370 feet.
The aircraft continued to climb, reaching an altitude of 36,935 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,565 feet from the previous altitude. This climb took 16 minutes and covered 77 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, lasting 7 minutes and covering 35 nautical miles, before starting a descent phase 2 miles south east of Hurn Airport Waxahachie in Texas. The descent took 46 minutes and covered 171 nautical miles, bringing the aircraft to an altitude of 1,992 feet.
The aircraft continued to descend, reaching an altitude of 1,766 feet above sea level, a decrease of 552 feet from the previous altitude. This descent took 2 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, lasting 15 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles, before starting a final approach to runway 27 at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport from the east.
The final approach was made at a heading of 270.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the airport, and 1,327 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 27, which was 9,971 feet long. The touchdown point was 730 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was good at -193 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 45 feet from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 4,127 feet, which was 41% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 44 feet from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 407 nautical miles, and the flight used 474 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing B737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,327 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 9,971 feet.
Upon landing, the threshold height was found to be excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft descended more than expected before touching down. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots, suggesting that the pilot maintained a relatively high speed during the final approach. The touchdown point was located 730 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 127 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. Fortunately, the touchdown rate was good at -193 feet per minute (fpm), which suggests that the aircraft's descent was relatively controlled. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 45 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 52°F, which is relatively cool. The total landing distance was 4,127 feet, which is 41% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, suggesting that the aircraft may have taken some time to come to a stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 44 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their landing skills and reduce the risk of deviations from the ideal landing spot.
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