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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 15 ft.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 15 ft, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 5,472 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,472 ft of the 8,984 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,429 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 05R at Benito Juárez International Airport (MMMX) in Mexico City. The takeoff distance was 5,900 feet, which was 52% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 148 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 71°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 349°. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 3 miles north of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl in the state of Mexico. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 137 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 8,518 feet above sea level to 34,443 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles northwest of Trapiche in the state of Veracruz-Llave, Mexico. This phase lasted for 118 minutes and covered a distance of 927 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles north of Montgomery in Alabama, United States. The descent took 27 minutes and covered a distance of 145 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,001 feet above sea level to 2,801 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles south of Conyers in Georgia, United States. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27L at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). The approach was made from the east, heading 270.0°, and the aircraft was at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,291 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 27L, which had a length of 8,984 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 145 knots. The touchdown point was 1,075 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -250 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 290°.
The total landing distance was 5,218 feet, which was 58% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft then began taxiing to the parking, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,235 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 185 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 19,066 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) on runway 27L. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,291 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course and speed throughout the approach, ultimately touching down on the runway at a speed of 134 knots.
The touchdown point was located 1,075 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The touchdown rate of -250 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 54°F and a gentle headwind of 5 knots from a direction of 290°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, which made the landing process relatively straightforward. The runway length of 8,984 feet was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 5,218 feet, which accounted for 58% of the available runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a precise course during the final approach. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot applied the brakes smoothly and maintained control of the aircraft during the deceleration phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
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