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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 7.9°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 8.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 230 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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 6,188 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,188 ft of the 10,480 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,468 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Boeing 737-800 taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a trip that lasted six minutes and covered less than a nautical mile. The aircraft departed from runway 33 at KCHS Charleston International Airport, requiring a takeoff distance of 3,773 feet, which was just 42% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed achieved was 157 knots.
As the aircraft departed, it encountered a local temperature of 77°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 320°. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb one mile west of Hanahan, South Carolina, after which it ascended from 1,041 feet above sea level to 36,104 feet, an increase of 35,063 feet in 22 minutes and covering 145 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 19 miles east of Fernandina Beach, Florida, and lasted for 23 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 171 nautical miles. The enroute descent commenced two miles southwest of Roseland, Florida, as the aircraft descended from 36,044 feet to 1,292 feet, a decrease of 34,752 feet in 26 minutes and covering 122 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26L at KMIA Miami International Airport involved heading towards the east, at a 267.0° direction, from a distance of four nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26L was executed on a runway length of 10,480 feet, where the threshold height was slightly above target due to an altitude of 57 feet above ground level. The threshold speed was satisfactory, recorded at 141 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft was located 1,112 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 136 knots, which was slightly higher than desired. However, the touchdown rate of -266 feet per minute was judged as fair. The runway touchdown was found to be slightly offset by 11 feet from the centerline. The final landing distance covered was 5,931 feet, which accounted for 57% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was highly praised.
Post-landing, the aircraft was taxiing towards the parking area, a journey that took nine minutes and covered less than a nautical mile. Throughout the flight, the aircraft traveled 446 nautical miles and used 8,283 pounds of fuel, lasting for a total of 96 minutes.
The Boeing 737-800 landed successfully at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 26L with a final approach from the east at a bearing of 267.0°. The aircraft was approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold at an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The landing parameters were generally satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 141 knots, which met the target requirement.
However, there were a few minor issues during the landing. The threshold height was slightly above the target, which may have required a slight adjustment in the approach path to bring the aircraft to the desired altitude. Additionally, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly faster than desired, which might have resulted in a slightly longer landing distance.
The touchdown point was 1,112 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which may indicate a slightly longer-than-ideal landing distance. This, combined with the slightly high threshold height and the touchdown speed, could have contributed to the total landing distance of 5,931 feet, which accounted for 57% of the runway length.
One positive aspect of the landing was the runway rollout alignment, which was very good. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain proper alignment with the runway following touchdown, which is crucial for safe and efficient deceleration.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 82°F and light winds from 330° at a speed of 3 knots. The crosswind component was minimal, at 3 knots, while the headwind component was negligible, at 1 knot.
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