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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 17 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 263 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
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 6,975 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,975 ft of the 9,778 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,359 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 4,416 feet, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south of Brownsville, Florida, and ascended from 1,036 feet above sea level to 34,093 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,057 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 112 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 6 miles south of Captiva, Florida, and lasted for 50 minutes, covering 396 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its enroute descent 6 miles southeast of Port Sulphur Airport (KPOL) in Louisiana and descended from 34,042 feet above sea level to 9,680 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,362 feet in 18 minutes, covering 102 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise 2 miles north of Greenwood Plantation Ultralightport (LS93) in Louisiana and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final descent began 2 miles southeast of Thibodaux Municipal Airport (L83) in Louisiana and descended from 9,282 feet above sea level to 1,210 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,071 feet in 11 minutes, covering 29 nautical miles. The aircraft then approached runway 11 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) from the west, heading 105.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,195 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 11 at KMSY was successful, with the touchdown point being 2,008 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above target at 140 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -200 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 350 degrees.
The total landing distance was 6,723 feet, which accounted for 69% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 656 nautical miles, taking 114 minutes, and the aircraft used 11,144 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.9%. The final approach to runway 11 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 105.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,195 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 2,008 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly above the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have been a bit aggressive during the landing. However, the touchdown rate of -200 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot managed to control the descent effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 84°F and a gentle wind of 3 knots from a direction of 350°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was even weaker at 1 knot. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The total landing distance of 6,723 feet was 69% of the available runway length, which is a relatively safe margin. However, the touchdown point being 2,008 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone raises concerns about the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the landing phase. Overall, while the landing was successful, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown point accuracy.
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