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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 1.7° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 3.5° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
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 104 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 363 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 328 m 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 15 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,208 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 139 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,676 feet above sea level to 9,399 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,723 feet in just 3 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 11 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead View Park-Windsor Hills, California. This cruise phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Los Alamitos, California. The descent from 9,236 feet above sea level to 3,039 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,196 feet, took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Yorba Linda, California. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile east of Villa Park, California. The descent from 3,032 feet above sea level to 1,375 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,657 feet, took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 20R at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport was made from the northeast, heading 208.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,302 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 20R, which had a length of 1,737 meters, was successful, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 147 knots. The touchdown distance was 326 meters, and the touchdown speed was 142 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -261 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,240 meters, which accounted for 71% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 61 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 36 minutes. The aircraft used 1,445 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport, achieving a score of 99.6%. The final approach to runway 20R was conducted from the north east, with a heading of 208.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,302 feet above ground level.
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 147 knots. The touchdown distance of 326 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly higher than the desired speed, indicating a potential for a slightly longer rollout. The touchdown rate of -261 feet per minute was fair, suggesting a moderate rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,240 meters was 71% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short rollout. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, and the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the rollout.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway and coming to a stop without incident. The high score of 99.6% reflects the pilot's skill and experience in conducting a safe and efficient landing.
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