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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,866 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,866 ft of the 9,778 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,348 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight took off from Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 08R, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The taxiing from the parking to the runway took a considerable 17 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As the plane began its departure roll, local weather conditions were recorded, with a temperature of 82 °F, a wind speed of 2 knots at a bearing of 50 degrees.
During takeoff, the plane accelerated to a liftoff speed of 165 knots, leaving a takeoff distance of 4,628 feet on the runway, which is 44% of the runway's total length. As the aircraft became airborne, the crew initiated the enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Brownsville, Florida, and ascending to an altitude of 35,727 feet above sea level. This climb took a total of 25 minutes, covering 159 nautical miles and covering a vertical distance of 34,680 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft began its enroute level cruise, which lasted 51 minutes and covered a total distance of 362 nautical miles, with the plane flying 1 mile southwest of Bayshore Gardens, Florida. The cruise period was marked by a steady altitude, with no notable changes.
As the flight progressed, the crew initiated the enroute descent, starting 5 miles southeast of Romere Pass Seaplane Base Venice, Louisiana. The descent took 27 minutes to complete, with the plane lowering its altitude from 35,472 feet above sea level to 1,205 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
In preparation for landing, the aircraft approached runway 11 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) from the west, heading 106.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,190 feet above ground level. As the plane touched down on the runway, it showed a threshold speed that was good for landing.
Upon landing, the plane's touchdown point was located at 976 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 knots that was within acceptable limits. The plane's touchdown rate was excellent at -86 feet per minute, a notable achievement. However, slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position was observed, with the plane being 23 feet off the centerline. Furthermore, runway rollout alignment showed a similar issue with the plane being 31 feet off the centerline.
Once the plane came to a stop, taxiing to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. This brought an end to the flight, with a total distance of 608 nautical miles covered in a total time of 123 minutes, while using 11,498 pounds of fuel.
On the morning of the landing, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, operated by a seasoned crew, successfully landed at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The approach to runway 11, located on the west side of the airport, began at a distance of 4 nautical miles (nm) and an altitude of 1,190 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was heading directly towards the runway at a bearing of 106.0°.
As the aircraft descended onto the runway, it executed a smooth and controlled touchdown, with a threshold speed of 142 knots (kt) that met the expected standards. The touchdown point was situated 976 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, still within a safe margin. The touchdown speed of 133 kt was also well within the acceptable limits, and the rate at which the aircraft touched down, at -86 feet per minute (fpm), was considered excellent.
The landing was carried out in good weather conditions, with a temperature of 82°F and a light wind blowing at 2 kt from a bearing of 30°. This resulted in a negligible headwind of 1 kt, which did not pose any difficulties for the aircraft's landing. Notably, the landing distance required by the aircraft was 5,594 feet, accounting for 57% of the total runway length, indicating a safe and controlled approach.
Although the aircraft landed within the designated runway 11, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned with the centreline by 23 ft. Similarly, upon rollout, the aircraft deviated from the centreline by 31 ft. These minor deviations, however, did not significantly impact the overall success of the landing, and the crew handled the aircraft with precision and control throughout the procedure.
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