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Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 176 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 152 kt against a target of 176 kt, running 24 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 176 kt.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 366 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 244 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,467 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,135 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Wichita Eisenhower National Airport, the Boeing 737-700 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As it reached the runway threshold, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 01L, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 136 knots. The takeoff distance of 4,068 feet was 39% of the available runway length, indicating a smooth and efficient departure.
As the aircraft climbed away from Wichita, it encountered a local weather pattern characterized by a temperature of 68°F and winds of 12 knots at 69°. The enroute climb phase began overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 2,256 feet above sea level to 39,795 feet, an increase of 37,539 feet in 18 minutes and covering 117 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 74 minutes and covered 520 nautical miles. The descent phase commenced 11 miles west of Saint Johns Airport, with the aircraft descending from 39,414 feet to 2,799 feet in 27 minutes and covering 130 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 26 from the east, aligning itself with the runway at 4 nautical miles and 1,661 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 122 knots and a touchdown distance of 1,137 feet, which was 25% of the available runway length. The touchdown speed of 117 knots was slightly above the optimal value, while the touchdown rate of -207 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 7 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 776 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 10,197 pounds of fuel during the flight, which lasted 140 minutes.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 26 at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 122 kt was within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and speed. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance of 1,137 ft was satisfactory, but the touchdown speed of 117 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -207 fpm.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the aircraft's centerline alignment was very good, indicating precise control during the approach and touchdown phases. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 79 °F and a 5 kt headwind, contributed to a smooth landing. The crosswind component of 2 kt had a minimal impact on the aircraft's performance. The total landing distance of 2,661 ft, which accounted for 25% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
The rollout phase was characterized by perfect centerline alignment, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was scored 98.8%, reflecting the pilot's skill and attention to detail during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases. The landing was a testament to the crew's ability to adapt to the local weather conditions and execute a safe and efficient landing.
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