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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 179 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 161 kt against a target of 179 kt, running 18 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 179 kt.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 5.5 ft.
What happened: The flare began late at 5.5 ft, below the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.
See Arrival Landing
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 11,188 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,152 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Southwest Florida International Airport's runway 06 was utilized for departure as the Boeing 737-800 began its journey. Taxiing from the parking area to the runway took 16 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Following a 5,124-foot takeoff roll, which utilized 43% of the runway, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 148 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit, with a 5-knot wind blowing at 90 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 4-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it began its ascent 1 mile south of Gateway, Florida, and continued to climb to 34,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,019 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 127 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 1 mile north of Spring Hill, Florida, and lasted 82 minutes, covering 588 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 3 miles northeast of the Samuels Springs Airport in Deatsville, Kentucky, and descended from 34,016 feet to 2,794 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,221 feet in 23 minutes, covering 126 nautical miles. A brief enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting 5 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles.
The Boeing 737-800 then commenced its final approach to runway 23R at Indianapolis International Airport, flying from the northeast at a heading of 225.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the threshold, and 1,378 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the 11,188-foot runway, with a touchdown distance of 1,144 feet, slightly above the target threshold speed of 143 knots. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -97 feet per minute was excellent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Following a 3-minute taxi to the parking area, the aircraft completed its journey, covering a total distance of 859 nautical miles and using 13,078 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 23R at KIND Indianapolis International Airport with a score of 99.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 225.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,378 feet 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 aircraft touched down at a speed that was slightly above the target of 142 knots, at 143 kt.
The touchdown characteristics were generally good, with a touchdown distance of 1,144 feet. However, the touchdown speed of 137 kt was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown rate of -97 feet per minute was excellent, demonstrating good control and precision during the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft centered on the runway.
The rollout was smooth and controlled, with perfect alignment on the centerline. The total landing distance of 2,862 feet was 26% of the runway length, indicating a good balance between touchdown distance and rollout distance. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 55°F and a 10-knot headwind, contributed to a stable and predictable approach. Overall, the landing was well-executed, with the pilot demonstrating good skills and control throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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