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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 22 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 13 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 15 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 16 stages, 15 scored
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,004 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,004 m of the 3,277 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 547 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, the Boeing 737-700 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll on runway 06, utilizing 1,099 meters, or 28% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 142 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 23 knots at 100 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 17 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it began its ascent from 2,189 feet above sea level, increasing to 38,000 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 26-minute level cruise, during which the aircraft covered 192 nautical miles, before initiating its descent from 38,005 feet to 6,983 feet in 21 minutes, covering 131 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a brief level cruise phase, lasting 5 minutes, before beginning its final descent from 6,610 feet to 1,491 feet in 8 minutes, covering 28 nautical miles. The aircraft then aligned itself for a final approach to runway 05R at Manchester Airport, touching down 136 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 120 knots.
The landing distance of 1,928 meters, or 67% of the runway, was within acceptable limits, with a touchdown rate of -315 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off-center. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance of 479 nautical miles was achieved in 1 hour and 31 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 2,942 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 05R at EGCC Manchester Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, demonstrating good control and precision throughout the descent. The aircraft maintained a steady heading of 51.0° as it descended from 1,264 ft above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nm from the runway threshold. The threshold height was well-managed, allowing for a smooth transition to the runway.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed of 120 kt was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -315 fpm was firm but not excessive. However, the touchdown point was located 136 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 12.4 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the over-run. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 19 °C and a gentle headwind of 2 kt, were generally favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,928 m was 67% of the available runway length, which is within the acceptable range. During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.1 m from the centreline, indicating a minor deviation from the desired path. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 88.1%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal, the pilot demonstrated good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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