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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 30 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,988 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 497 ft 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 30L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 5,021 feet, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 36°F and winds of 3 knots at 239°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of Richfield, Minnesota, and the aircraft climbed from 1,835 feet above sea level to 34,212 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,377 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southeast of the Brown's Private Airport Hancock (6MN2) and lasted for 580 minutes, covering a distance of 1,013 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 6 miles northwest of Ione, Oregon, and descended from 34,161 feet above sea level to 5,994 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,167 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Salmon Creek, Washington, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 2 miles west of Saint Helens, Oregon, and descended from 5,990 feet above sea level to 2,831 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,159 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead the Chinook Ultralight Airpark Scappoose (52OR) and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 4 miles southwest of Felida, Washington, and descended from 2,287 feet above sea level to 1,296 feet above sea level, a decrease of 990 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10L at the Portland International Airport (KPDX) was from the northwest, heading 119.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,260 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 10L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 506 feet and a touchdown speed of 139 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was good at -152 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 43°F and winds of 4 knots at 120°. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 3,622 feet, which was 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,277 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 216 minutes. The aircraft used 19,007 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Portland International Airport (KPDX) on runway 10L, achieving a high score of 99.4%. The final approach was conducted from the northwest, heading 119.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,260 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 143 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 506 feet. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate of -152 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown rate was still considered good.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. However, this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 120°. The crosswind component was negligible at 0 knots, and the headwind component was 3 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance of 3,622 feet was 45% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with only minor deviations from the ideal performance.
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