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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 15 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 34 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 56 ft.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 scored
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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 7,974 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 968 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Boeing 737-MAX8 began its journey on runway 26R. After a 15-minute taxi, the aircraft accelerated down the 5,261-foot runway, utilizing 48% of its length, and lifted off at a speed of 150 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 104°F and winds of 8 knots from 110°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and an 8-knot tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed out of Las Vegas, it began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of Paradise, Nevada, and continued to ascend to a cruising altitude of 39,004 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered 123 nautical miles and took 18 minutes to complete, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 35,860 feet. The enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting 115 minutes and covering 909 nautical miles as the aircraft flew south of L50 Tuweep Tuweep, Arizona. The descent phase began 2 miles southwest of Hartford, Arkansas, and continued to a final altitude of 3,308 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,690 feet in 17 minutes. The aircraft then leveled off for a brief period, flying 1 mile south of Bauxite, Arkansas, before beginning its final descent.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 touched down on runway 04L at Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (KLIT) in Little Rock, Arkansas, after a total flight distance of 1,163 nautical miles. The landing was characterized by a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was slightly fast, and a firm touchdown rate of -364 feet per minute. The aircraft utilized 42% of the 7,974-foot runway, with a touchdown distance of 971 feet. Following a 5-minute taxi to the parking area, the aircraft came to a stop, having consumed 13,205 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 touched down on runway 04L at KLIT Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field with a firm touchdown rate of -364 fpm, slightly above the optimal range. The aircraft's touchdown speed of 134 kt was a little fast, but the threshold speed of 140 kt was well managed. The touchdown distance of 971 ft was within acceptable limits, and the good threshold height ensured a smooth transition from the approach to the runway.
The approach quality was satisfactory, with a heading of 46.0° from the south west at 4 nm and 1,241 ft above ground level. The aircraft maintained a steady course, despite a crosswind of 6 kt and a headwind of 3 kt. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 64 °F and a wind speed of 7 kt at 340°, did not pose a significant challenge to the landing. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 30 ft from the centreline, which could have been avoided with more precise control during the final stages of the approach.
The rollout phase was also notable, with the aircraft slightly misaligned from the centreline by 48 ft. The total landing distance of 3,379 ft was 42% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing performance was good, with a score of 92.8%. While there were some minor issues with touchdown speed and alignment, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's capabilities ensured a safe and controlled landing.
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