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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 9 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 2.4° of bank in the first climb segment and 2.5° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,611 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 385 m 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 04R at Logan International Airport (KBOS) in Boston, Massachusetts. The takeoff distance was 1,417 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 157 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 330 degrees. The crosswind was 12 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts, and the aircraft ascended from 1,070 feet above sea level to 36,024 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,954 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles southeast of Cambridge, New York, and lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 502 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile east of Williams County Bryan Airport (0G6) in Ohio, descending from 36,974 feet above sea level to 5,986 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,989 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Wheeler, Indiana, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile east of Griffith-Merrillville Griffith Airport (05C) in Indiana, descending from 5,978 feet above sea level to 3,983 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,995 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time 1 mile south of Country Club Hills, Illinois, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles north of Homer Glen, Illinois, descending from 3,982 feet above sea level to 1,910 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,072 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) was made from the southwest, heading 44.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,292 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 1,611 meters long, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was good at 143 knots, and the touchdown distance was good at 384 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -283 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 90 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 924 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway length.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 780 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 6,023 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed on runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport, achieving a high score of 99.0%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 44.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and speed of 143 knots at touchdown. The touchdown distance of 384 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly higher than the desired speed, indicating a potential area for improvement in terms of speed management during the approach.
The aircraft's descent rate was fair, with a rate of -283 feet per minute (fpm) at touchdown. This is a relatively moderate rate, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled descent throughout the approach. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C and winds of 11 knots from a direction of 90°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions presented a moderate challenge for the pilot, but the aircraft's performance was satisfactory.
The total landing distance of 924 meters was 57% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft on runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport was satisfactory, with a high score of 99.0%. While there were some minor areas for improvement, such as the touchdown speed, the pilot's overall performance was commendable, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory in the challenging weather conditions.
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