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On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 38 ft.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 38 ft, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
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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 5,309 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,309 ft of the 11,637 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,985 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 18L at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,624 feet, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 7 knots at 160 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb began 1 mile north of the 02XS Seidel Ranch Airport in Austin, Texas, and lasted for 21 minutes as the aircraft ascended from 1,499 feet above sea level to 33,617 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 141 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of the 3TE9 Pinoak Airport in Dayton, Texas. This phase lasted for 87 minutes and covered a distance of 692 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 5 miles south of Rotonda West in Florida and lasted for 25 minutes as the aircraft descended from 34,055 feet above sea level to 1,289 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 87.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 629 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 131 knots, and the touchdown rate was -151 feet per minute, both of which were considered good. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 73 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 3 knots at 180 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 5,053 feet, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 963 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 152 minutes. The aircraft used 14,495 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) with a score of 97.4%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a precise course for a landing on runway 09, which has a length of 11,637 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the final approach. The touchdown point was 629 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively short distance, indicating a good landing.
The touchdown speed of 131 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -151 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, showing that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from 180°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 5,053 feet was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance, indicating a good landing performance.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, showing that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was brought to a stop in a controlled and safe manner.
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