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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
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 326 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,897 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and winds of 8 knots at 150 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 3 miles east of KDEN Denver International Airport and rising from an altitude of 6,314 feet above sea level to 35,639 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,325 feet in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 122 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south of 2NE9 Harford Ranch Haigler in Nebraska. This phase lasted for 23 minutes and covered a distance of 465 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south-west of Lockridge in Iowa and descending from 35,920 feet above sea level to 6,671 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,249 feet in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 156 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles north-east of C09 Morris Mun-Washburn Morris in Illinois and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile south of Lockport in Illinois and descending from 6,269 feet above sea level to 1,891 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,378 feet in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport was made from the south-west, with the aircraft heading at 44.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,270 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 04R, which had a length of 1,611 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 151 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 325 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 148 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -184 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and winds of 9 knots at 300 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the tailwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,027 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 780 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 66 minutes. The aircraft used 4,798 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) on runway 04R. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 44.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,270 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 151 knots, registering at 151 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 325 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 148 kt was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -184 feet per minute (fpm) was within acceptable limits.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.9 meters, which may require some adjustments during the landing roll. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 300°. The crosswind component was 9 kt, while the tailwind component was 2 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,027 meters was 64% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and was able to align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and maintaining control throughout the landing roll. However, there were some minor deviations from the target speeds and touchdown position, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
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