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In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 181 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,805 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 494 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 04 at KSAT San Antonio International Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 04, the takeoff run measured 1,440 m, representing 56 % of the runway length, and the aircraft lifted off at 150 kt. Ambient conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 083°, providing a 7 kt headwind and a 6 kt cross-wind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north-east of KSAT, with the airplane ascending from 1,705 ft asl to 34,987 ft asl-a gain of 33,281 ft-over 17 minutes while covering 181 nm.
The first cruise segment began overhead 25TE Taylor’s Air Park, Joshua, Texas, and persisted for 29 minutes, during which 605 nm were flown.
Descent started about 1 mile north-east of KSPI Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois, with the aircraft descending from 34,997 ft asl to 6,419 ft asl, a loss of 28,578 ft in 9 minutes and covering 113 nm.
A brief cruise phase followed, initiating 3 miles south-east of Plattville, Illinois, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 12 nm.
The next descent began overhead Crest Hill, Illinois, with altitude decreasing from 5,994 ft asl to 1,911 ft asl-a reduction of 4,083 ft-in 4 minutes while traveling 17 nm.
Final approach to runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport was executed from the south-west, on a heading of 44.0° at 4 nm and 1,289 ft agl.
A go-around was performed on runway 04R at KMDW when the aircraft reached 259 ft agl, after which the approach was re-initiated.
Landing on runway 04R was achieved with a runway length of 1,805 m; the threshold speed was slightly above target at 145 kt. Touchdown occurred 78 m beyond the touchdown zone at 140 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 248 fpm and very good alignment. Local weather reported 29 °C, wind 11 kt from 080°, a 9 kt headwind and a 6 kt cross-wind. Total landing distance was 1,227 m, representing 68 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with very good alignment, completing the landing phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 980 nm, lasted 80 minutes, and consumed 6,860 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 recorded a score of 99.4 % on a final approach to runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport from the south-west, maintaining a heading of 44.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,289 ft agl. Local weather was 29 °C with wind 11 kt from 80 °, providing a 6 kt crosswind component and a 9 kt headwind.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 145 kt.
Touchdown occurred 78 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 140 kt that was a little fast; the vertical rate was fair at minus 248 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The aircraft used a total landing distance of 1,227 m, representing 68 % of the 1,805 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the approach and touchdown speeds to bring the threshold speed within target and to keep the touchdown point inside the designated zone, which will tighten the already excellent alignment and preserve the high score.
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