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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 183 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 161 kt against a target of 183 kt, running 22 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 183 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 155 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 246 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 8,407 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,069 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW), the Boeing 737-MAX8 began its journey on runway 04R, taking off with a distance of 2,988 feet, which accounted for 57% of the available runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 142 knots, overcoming a headwind of 7 knots and a crosswind of 5 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 44°F and a wind speed of 9 knots from an 80-degree direction.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead West Elsdon, Illinois, and continued to ascend to 36,996 feet above sea level, a gain of 35,330 feet in just 19 minutes. The enroute climb covered a distance of 142 nautical miles. Following a 53-minute cruise at a level altitude, the aircraft began its descent over the Valley View Airport in Middleburgh, New York, reducing its altitude from 37,002 feet to 1,613 feet in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 35 at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT) was initiated from a distance of 4 nautical miles and 1,366 feet above ground level, with a heading of 337.0 degrees.
The landing on runway 35 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,043 feet, accounting for 30% of the available runway length. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, and the touchdown rate was -294 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. The total landing distance was 2,373 feet, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 748 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 9,287 pounds of fuel during the journey, which lasted 118 minutes.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 touched down on runway 35 at KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, demonstrating good control and precision throughout the descent. The aircraft's final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 337.0° at 4 nm and 1,366 ft above ground level. The crew successfully managed the aircraft's descent, maintaining a good threshold height and achieving a threshold speed of 141 kt, well within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 1,043 ft and a touchdown speed of 133 kt, both of which were within the acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate of -294 fpm was slightly higher than desired, indicating a slightly steeper descent than intended. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway's centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 48°F and a headwind of 10 kt, contributed to the successful landing.
The rollout phase was equally impressive, with the aircraft maintaining perfect centerline alignment throughout. The total landing distance of 2,373 ft, which accounted for 30% of the runway's length, was well within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was considered highly satisfactory, with a score of 98.6% reflecting the crew's excellent performance and the aircraft's good handling characteristics.
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