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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 3.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 8.9° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 38 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 38 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 38 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 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 10,187 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 10,187 ft of the 16,042 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 6,096 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 38 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing B737-800, then departed from runway 10L at Portland International Airport (KPDX). The takeoff distance was 6,188 feet, which was 77% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 164°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of Maywood Park, Oregon. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 637 feet above sea level to 16,991 feet, an increase of 16,354 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 4 miles south of Mount Hood Village, Oregon, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute climb phase, which started 16 miles west of Pine Hollow, Oregon. This climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 17,015 feet to 35,005 feet, an increase of 17,990 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase that followed lasted for 69 minutes, covering a distance of 639 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 13 miles southwest of WY51 Platt Ranch Airport in Encampment, Wyoming. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 35,035 feet to 7,671 feet, a decrease of 27,364 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The final enroute level cruise phase began overhead Brighton, Colorado, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 34L at Denver International Airport (KDEN), heading 4.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 990 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 34L was characterized by a threshold height that was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 143 knots. The touchdown point was 4,733 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 142 knots. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at 77 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 40 feet from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 62 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 46°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 307°. The crosswind and headwind components were 3 and 2 knots, respectively. The total landing distance was 9,920 feet, which was 62% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The total flight distance was 871 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 146 minutes. The aircraft used 15,409 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing B737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KDEN Denver International Airport on runway 34L. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 4.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 990 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 143 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
However, the threshold height at 203 feet agl was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the final approach. The touchdown point was 4,733 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was also a little fast, although it did not compromise the safety of the landing.
The touchdown rate of 77 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating that the aircraft touched down smoothly and without any excessive deceleration. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 40 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading or a miscalculation of the landing spot.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 46°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 307°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance of 9,920 feet was 62% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again misaligned by 62 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a combination of factors including the initial misalignment during touchdown and any subsequent deviations during the rollout. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the threshold height, touchdown point, and runway touchdown position.
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