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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 196 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,771 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 254 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport took approximately 6 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 737-MAX8 then departed from runway 25R, utilizing 65% of the 2,031-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 158 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure included a temperature of 37°C, with a wind of 13 knots at 210°, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The enroute climb began overhead Central City, Arizona, where the aircraft ascended from 2,065 feet above sea level to 36,639 feet, an increase of 34,574 feet in 16 minutes, covering 135 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered a level cruise 2 miles east of Lake of the Woods, Arizona, lasting 61 minutes and covering 950 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 5 miles southwest of Wayland, Missouri, where the aircraft descended from 37,007 feet to 6,038 feet, a decrease of 30,969 feet in 22 minutes, covering 169 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22L at Chicago Midway International Airport was initiated from the northeast, with a heading of 220.0° at 3 nautical miles and 870 feet above ground level.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 landed on runway 22L, utilizing 65% of the 1,611-meter runway, with a touchdown distance of 255 meters. The touchdown speed of 141 knots was slightly above the recommended threshold speed, while the touchdown rate of -230 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,300 nautical miles, taking 116 minutes, and the aircraft utilized 6,368 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 touched down on runway 22L at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport with a score of 99.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 220.0° at 3 nm and 870 ft above ground level. The final approach was characterized by good quality, with a smooth descent and a stable airspeed. The threshold height was well-managed, and the threshold speed of 145 kt was achieved as expected.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance of 255 m was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 141 kt was slightly above the desired range, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -230 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 20 °C and a headwind of 11 kt, were favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,046 m was 65% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short rollout. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft maintaining a straight course along the centreline. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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