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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 1.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 37 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 37 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 37 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 5,412 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,412 ft of the 9,974 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,867 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 22R at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,113 feet, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 39°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 2 knots. After departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the MA17 Avco/Lowell Heliport in Lowell, Massachusetts. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,032 feet above sea level to 36,215 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,183 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 114 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 2 miles southwest of Salem, New York. This phase of the flight lasted for 118 minutes and covered a distance of 747 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south of Owen, Wisconsin. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 35,931 feet above sea level to 2,184 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,747 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. The approach was made from the southeast, heading 302.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,340 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30L, which had a length of 9,974 feet. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 146 knots.
The touchdown point was 534 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 142 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -85 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 28°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 300°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,178 feet, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 978 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 176 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 16,560 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport on runway 30L, achieving a score of 96.6%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 302.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,340 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 534 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. However, the touchdown rate of -85 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a high degree of control and precision.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from 300°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 3 knots, which had a minimal impact on the landing. The runway threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 146 knots, indicating that the aircraft was descending at a relatively high rate.
The total landing distance of 5,178 feet was 52% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring it to a stop within a short distance.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated a high degree of skill and precision. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown zone accuracy.
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