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Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 3.3°.
What happened: The wings held 3.3° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 6.9° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 8,398 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,300 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 17 at PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole. The takeoff distance was 6,878 feet, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 80°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 129°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of the airport and reaching an altitude of 34,969 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 154 nautical miles and took 24 minutes, with an increase in altitude of 34,435 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 110 miles northeast of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. This phase lasted for 264 minutes and covered a distance of 2,101 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 8 miles southeast of Barstow Heights, California. This descent phase covered a distance of 127 nautical miles and took 23 minutes, with a decrease in altitude of 27,880 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southeast of RB18 Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles east of Whitney, Nevada. This descent phase covered a distance of 7 nautical miles and took 7 minutes, with a decrease in altitude of 3,485 feet.
The final approach to runway 19L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 205.0° and an altitude of 1,333 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 8,398 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 144 knots. The touchdown distance was 1,306 feet, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 8 knots at 193°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 3,414 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,403 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 333 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 27,963 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport on runway 19L, achieving a score of 97.2%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 205.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,333 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and speed of 144 knots. The touchdown distance of 1,306 feet was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 136 knots was well-controlled. However, the touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced a slightly higher-than-desired rate of descent during the final stages of the approach.
The landing was further complicated by the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from 193°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, but the headwind component of 8 knots may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing performance. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's pilot successfully managed the approach and landing, with a runway touchdown position that was only slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centreline.
The total landing distance of 3,414 feet was 41% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's pilot maintained control and stability during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in managing the approach and landing in challenging weather conditions.
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