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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 20 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 122 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 137 kt, well above the 122 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 122 kt on short final.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 500 ft gate: speed above 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 13,436 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 965 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 17 at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 3,289 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 26°F and winds of 4 knots at 200°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from KMSP, the enroute climb started approximately 1 mile southwest of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from an altitude of 1,866 feet above sea level to 36,307 feet above sea level. This increase in altitude of 34,441 feet was achieved in 16 minutes and covered a distance of 93 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southwest of the Cornfield Canyon Airport (2MN4) in Blue Earth, Minnesota. This phase lasted for 89 minutes and covered a distance of 566 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 6 miles southeast of Velma, Oklahoma. The descent from 36,551 feet above sea level to 1,828 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,723 feet, was achieved in 27 minutes and covered a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36L at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at an altitude of 1,240 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 36L was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 132 knots, which was slightly faster than the threshold speed. The touchdown distance was 974 feet, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 57°F and winds of 4 knots at 10°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 4,670 feet, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 767 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 139 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 11,052 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed on runway 36L at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, achieving a score of 97.4%. The final approach was initiated from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,240 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating that the pilot maintained a safe distance from the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly too high at 138 knots, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to flare the aircraft slightly earlier than necessary. Despite this, the touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 974 feet, and the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed.
The touchdown rate of -204 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft touched down with a moderate rate of descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a straight and level approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 57°F and a gentle headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance of 4,670 feet was within 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, 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 the pilot demonstrating good control and decision-making skills throughout the approach and landing phases.
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