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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above 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 1,761 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 124 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 24R at KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field in San Diego, California. The takeoff distance was 1,192 meters, which was 33% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 155 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 360°. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,544 feet above sea level to 38,830 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,285 feet, in 45 minutes and covering a distance of 338 nautical miles. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field.
After reaching its cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southwest of T03 Tuba City in Arizona. This phase lasted for 98 minutes and covered a distance of 1,114 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 17 miles northeast of Ranier in Minnesota. The descent from 38,954 feet above sea level to 2,653 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,301 feet, took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 61 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at CYHD Dryden Regional Airport was made from the west, heading 115.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 12 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 121 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -443 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 250°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and there was a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 624 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,520 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 161 minutes. The aircraft used 9,577 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at CYHD Dryden Regional Airport, achieving a score of 95.4%. The final approach to runway 12 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 115.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 131 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly higher than ideal, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -443 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or jolt upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was not perfectly aligned with the centreline, being off by 7.8 meters. This may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 18°C, a wind speed of 4 knots from 250°, and a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance of 624 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly and efficiently after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled path after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and runway alignment. These can be addressed through further training and practice to improve the overall performance of the aircraft.
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