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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 2.2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 48 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 48 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 48 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
At the 500 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 2,317 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 828 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 07 at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, a Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft taking to the skies. The takeoff distance was 1,039 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 157 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 90 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. The climb started overhead El Medano, a location in the Canary Islands, Spain, and continued for 20 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,253 feet above sea level to 37,389 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,137 feet. The climb covered a distance of 126 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which lasted for 415 minutes and covered a distance of 1,359 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took place 8 miles south east of Selvagem Grande, a location in the Madeira Islands, Portugal.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 17 miles west of Lundy Island, a location off the coast of Devon, England. The descent from 36,275 feet above sea level to 6,069 feet above sea level took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 114 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time lasting only 3 minutes and covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took place 2 miles north west of Great Malvern, a location in Worcestershire, England.
The final descent began overhead Belbroughton, a location in Worcestershire, England, and took 5 minutes to descend from 5,155 feet above sea level to 1,606 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,549 feet. The descent covered a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 15 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport, approaching from the north west at a heading of 146.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The landing took place on runway 15, which has a length of 2,317 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 138 knots. The touchdown point was 414 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was also good at -174 feet per minute.
However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 300 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,383 meters, which is 60% of the runway length. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,635 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 223 minutes. The aircraft used 8,107 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at EGBB Birmingham International Airport, achieving an overall score of 87.9%. The final approach to runway 15 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 146.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold height slightly above the target at 56 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 138 knots. The touchdown point was located 414 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -174 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 300°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots. The runway length at EGBB Birmingham International Airport is 2,317 meters, which is sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance.
The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,383 meters, which accounts for 60% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for safe deceleration. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centerline.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown parameters. These deviations highlight the importance of precise control and adherence to standard operating procedures during landing operations.
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