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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 9.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 284 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 7,069 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 7,069 ft of the 10,476 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,868 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 23L at the KIND Indianapolis International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,991 feet, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 200°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,834 feet above sea level to 34,998 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,164 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of West Liberty, Ohio, and lasted for 33 minutes, covering a distance of 259 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile southwest of the 5PN8 Lincoln Farms Airport in Calvin, Pennsylvania, where it descended from 34,927 feet above sea level to 1,299 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,629 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 128 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09R at the KPHL Philadelphia International Airport was made from the west, heading 76.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,273 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09R, which has a length of 10,476 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 140 knots. The touchdown point was 1,499 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was good at 130 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -244 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 75°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 360°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 6,800 feet, which is 65% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 517 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 94 minutes, using 8,694 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport on runway 09R. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 76.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course and speed throughout the approach, ultimately touching down on the runway at a speed of 130 knots.
The touchdown point was located 1,499 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The touchdown rate of -244 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F and a light wind of 2 knots from the north (360°). The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was even weaker at 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 6,800 feet was 65% of the available runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop safely.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 91.0%. The pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills throughout the approach and landing, and the aircraft performed as expected.
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