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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 4°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,164 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 610 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 10 at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI). The takeoff distance was 3,875 feet, which was 41% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 86°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 110°. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead Ferndale, Maryland, and the aircraft ascended from 1,156 feet above sea level to 32,960 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,805 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 143 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles east of Sea Bright, New Jersey, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles. However, this was followed by a descent, which started 3 miles south east of the ZC06 Long Island Static Carrier - CVN76, and the aircraft descended from 32,978 feet above sea level to 26,952 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,026 feet in 3 minutes, covering 28 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 8 miles south east of Fire Island, New York, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent, which started 4 miles south east of Hampton Bays, and the aircraft descended from 26,629 feet above sea level to 4,053 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,576 feet in 19 minutes, covering 87 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles north east of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent, which started 1 mile east of Rehoboth, and the aircraft descended from 3,540 feet above sea level to 1,324 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,216 feet in 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at the Theodore Francis Green State Airport (KPVD) was made from the north east, heading 212.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 7,164 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 144 knots.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 144 knots, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -865 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 67 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 5 knots at 230°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,059 feet, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 59 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 319 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes, using 7,685 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KPVD Theodore Francis Green State Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 212.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 144 knots.
However, the touchdown speed of 144 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -865 feet per minute (fpm). This high rate of descent could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may have affected the overall safety of the landing.
Another area of concern was the runway touchdown position, which was significantly misaligned by 67 feet from the centreline. This misalignment could have made the landing more challenging and may have required the pilots to make adjustments to maintain control of the aircraft.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 5 knots at 230°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance was 4,059 feet, which accounted for 57% of the runway length. This is a relatively high percentage, indicating that the aircraft may have taken longer than necessary to come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 59 feet from the centreline, which may have required additional corrections from the pilots.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are several areas that require attention to improve the safety and efficiency of the landing. The pilots should focus on maintaining a more ideal touchdown speed, improving the runway alignment, and reducing the total landing distance to minimize the risk of accidents and ensure a smoother rollout.
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