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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 111 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 136 fpm.
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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,040 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,369 ft touchdown sits inside 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 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 4,560 feet, which is 44% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 55°F and winds of 3 knots at 300°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and there was a tailwind of 3 knots. After departing from Miami, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 119 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 976 feet above sea level to 33,928 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,951 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 4 miles east of Gardner, Florida. This cruise phase lasted for 176 minutes and covered a distance of 1,269 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 18 miles west of Eads Municipal Airport (9V7 Eads Mun Eads) in Colorado. The descent took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 78 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 33,999 feet above sea level to 12,317 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,682 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile north of Circle 8 Ranch Airport (CO42) in Elizabeth, Colorado. This cruise phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north of Kostroski Airport (43CO) in Franktown, Colorado. The descent took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 11,833 feet above sea level to 6,666 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,167 feet.
The final approach to runway 34R at Denver International Airport (KDEN) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,310 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 34R, which is 12,040 feet long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 131 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,366 feet, and the touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -215 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 3,870 feet, which is 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,506 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 231 minutes. The aircraft used 21,705 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KDEN Denver International Airport on runway 34R, achieving a high score of 99.8%. The final approach was conducted from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,310 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with precision, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 131 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 1,366 feet, and the touchdown speed was 124 knots, which is considered good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -215 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a slightly steeper descent than ideal.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 31°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from 300°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing. The aircraft's ability to handle these conditions was demonstrated by its perfect runway rollout alignment, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration after touchdown.
The total landing distance of 3,870 feet was 32% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot's approach and landing technique were well-executed, and the aircraft's performance was optimal. Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft touching down safely and rolling out in perfect alignment with the runway.
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