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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,184 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,360 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 area to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 26L at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 4,027 feet, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 60°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 300°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. The enroute climb began overhead Virginia Gardens, Florida, and the aircraft ascended from 1,072 feet above sea level to 34,972 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,900 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 126 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles northeast of Blanket Bay Airport (6FD5) in Yeehaw Junction, Florida, and lasted for 78 minutes, covering a distance of 557 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles south of Lawrenceville, Virginia, and descended from 34,928 feet above sea level to 1,306 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,622 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) was made from the south, heading 355.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,283 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,344 feet, which was 45% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 131 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -213 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 32°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 190°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 3,212 feet, and the aircraft used 12,684 pounds of fuel for the entire flight, which covered a total distance of 821 nautical miles and took 135 minutes. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 01, achieving a score of 99.8%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 1,344 feet was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled approach.
However, the touchdown rate of -213 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation upon touchdown. This could be attributed to various factors, including the aircraft's weight, the runway's surface, or the pilot's technique.
Despite this minor issue, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 32°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 190°, were relatively calm, with a minimal crosswind component of 1 knot and a tailwind component of 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 3,212 feet was 45% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a high degree of control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases. However, the fair touchdown rate suggests that there may be room for improvement in terms of pilot technique or aircraft performance.
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