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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 47 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 4.3°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 255 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 10,802 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,623 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, the Boeing 737-700 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As it reached the runway, it initiated the departure roll on runway 30L, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 145 knots. The aircraft cleared the runway threshold in 4,481 feet, utilizing 45% of the available runway length. Local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 61°F, with a 10-knot headwind and a 10-knot crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb, ascending from 1,823 feet above sea level to 37,013 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which lasted 24 minutes and spanned 188 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing altitude from 36,999 feet to 5,038 feet in 18 minutes, covering 114 nautical miles. This descent phase was interrupted by a brief level cruise, lasting 7 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles, before the aircraft continued its descent to 1,888 feet above sea level in just 4 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 30L at St. Louis Lambert International Airport was initiated from the southeast, with the aircraft touching down 253 feet beyond the touchdown zone.
The landing was completed on a runway length of 10,336 feet, with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 136 knots. The touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -300 feet per minute was considered fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 19 feet. The total landing distance was 3,188 feet, accounting for 31% of the available runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 446 nautical miles, with a flight time of 84 minutes and a fuel consumption of 7,086 pounds.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 30L at KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport with a threshold speed of 136 kt, slightly above the target. The approach quality was good, with a well-executed descent from 1,340 ft agl at 4 nm from the runway. The aircraft maintained a steady heading of 302.0° throughout the approach.
The touchdown point was 253 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 127 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -300 fpm was fair, indicating a moderate deceleration upon touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 ft from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 64°F and a 3 kt tailwind, did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 3,188 ft was 31% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short rollout. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent centreline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 97.5%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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