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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 32 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power sooner on final so you cross the threshold at 136 kt, carrying that speed into the flare.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 150 kt, 14 kt above 136 kt, usually leaves extra energy that lets the sink come back after the flare has arrested it, and that returning sink usually carries through to a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 136 kt at the threshold.
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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,220 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,220 ft of the 11,316 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,459 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 12 at Norman Manley International Airport (MKJP) in Kingston, Jamaica. The takeoff distance was 2,892 feet, which was 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of MKJP, it encountered local weather conditions of 91°F temperature and a wind of 7 knots at 108 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southeast of the airport and continued for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 138 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 1,033 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 38,009 feet.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 45 minutes and covered a distance of 300 nautical miles. This phase started 59 miles northwest of Lucea in the Parish of Hanover, Jamaica. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 32 miles north of Varadero in the Provincia de Matanzas, Cuba. The descent phase lasted for 28 minutes and covered a distance of 135 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 38,048 feet to 1,822 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 09 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was made from the west, with a heading of 86.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,783 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 11,316 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 150 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,113 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 137 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -294 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 69 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 88°F temperature and a wind of 4 knots at 100 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,974 feet, which was 53% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 71 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 583 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 1 hour and 48 minutes, during which the aircraft used 9,898 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 09, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the west at a heading of 86.0°, approximately 3 nautical miles away and at an altitude of 1,783 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 4 kt, which is relatively calm.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,113 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 137 kt was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been trying to maintain control and stability during the landing. The touchdown rate of -294 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing relatively smoothly.
However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 69 feet from the centreline, which could have posed a challenge for the pilot to maintain control and stability during the landing. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 71 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off course during the rollout phase.
The threshold height at 77 feet agl was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 150 kt. These deviations suggest that the pilot may have been trying to maintain a safe distance from the runway and avoid any potential obstacles or hazards.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the significant deviation from the designated touchdown zone, the slightly fast touchdown speed, and the misaligned runway touchdown and rollout positions. These issues highlight the importance of precise control and stability during the landing phase, particularly in a busy airport like Miami International Airport.
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