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Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,405 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,194 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 13 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) in New York. The takeoff distance was 3,802 feet, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 48°F and winds of 18 knots at 160 degrees. The crosswind was 11 knots, while the headwind was 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Flushing, New York, and ascending from 1,025 feet above sea level to 34,020 feet above sea level, a total increase of 32,995 feet in 19 minutes and covering 109 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 98 minutes and covered a distance of 734 nautical miles. This phase began 4 miles south of Dave's Aerodrome in Cedarville, New Jersey. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, beginning 47 miles east of Hutchinson Island South in Florida. The descent from 35,008 feet above sea level to 1,281 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,727 feet, took 27 minutes and covered 114 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was made from the northwest, with a heading of 119.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,258 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,200 feet and a touchdown speed of 136 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -272 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 79°F and winds of 17 knots at 100 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 16 knots. The total landing distance was 4,251 feet, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft took 3 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 964 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 155 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 15,812 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 12, achieving a score of 99.5%. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 119.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,258 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 141 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 1,200 feet was also within the expected parameters. However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing configuration.
The aircraft's descent rate was fair, with a rate of -272 feet per minute (fpm). This rate is somewhat higher than the ideal rate, which could be attributed to the aircraft's speed and the wind conditions. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 100°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 6 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 4,251 feet was 51% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 737-900 aircraft at KMIA was satisfactory, with a score of 99.5%. The aircraft's approach and landing performance were good, and the weather conditions were favorable. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and descent rate.
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