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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 2.5° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 2.6° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
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 6,933 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,933 ft of the 11,316 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,541 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 24 at MUHA José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. The takeoff distance was 3,521 feet, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 240°. The crosswind was negligible, while the headwind was 2 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of the airport. The climb was from an altitude of 1,243 feet above sea level to 25,128 feet, an increase of 23,886 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 46 miles northwest of Ciudad Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuba. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles northeast of Big Pine Key, Florida. The descent was from an altitude of 25,140 feet to 2,047 feet, a decrease of 23,093 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northwest of Kendall West, Florida. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 3 miles west of Tamiami, Florida. The descent was from an altitude of 2,064 feet to 1,292 feet, a decrease of 772 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport was from the west, with a heading of 87.0° at an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 11,316 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, while the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 144 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,197 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -223 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 39 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 90°.
The total landing distance was 6,667 feet, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 171 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 238 nautical miles, taking 63 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,474 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 09, but the landing was not without some minor issues. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the west at a heading of 87.0°, 4 nautical miles away and at an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed at a speed that was slightly above the target threshold speed of 144 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,197 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was also a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. The touchdown rate of -223 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain some control over the aircraft's descent.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position. The aircraft touched down 39 feet off-centerline, which is a significant deviation from the ideal touchdown position. This misalignment was further exacerbated during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was excessively misaligned by 171 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 4 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly above-target threshold speed.
In terms of the overall landing distance, the aircraft required 6,667 feet to come to a stop, which is 59% of the available runway length. While this is not an excessively long landing distance, it does suggest that the pilot may have been unable to fully utilize the available runway length to slow the aircraft down.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, it was still considered successful. However, the pilot may need to work on improving their touchdown speed and runway alignment to achieve a more ideal landing.
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