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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive rate of climb is confirmed after liftoff.
What happened: The landing gear was never raised during the initial climb and was still down when the climb ended.
Watch for: Landing gear lever: UP promptly after confirming a positive rate of climb.
Arrival
Smooth out your control inputs through touchdown and rollout, easing the controls rather than snapping them to avoid sharp g spikes.
What happened: Average g force through the landing came out at 1.1 g, well above the smooth, steady loading expected through touchdown and rollout.
Watch for: G-force meter: hold it within the normal smooth range through touchdown and rollout.
See Arrival Landing
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,982 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,779 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KDEN Denver International Airport took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Boeing B737-800 then began its departure roll on runway 08, utilizing 62% of the available runway length to achieve a takeoff distance of 7,464 feet. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 153 knots, with a local temperature of 82°F and wind conditions of 5 knots at 131°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 4-knot headwind.
The enroute climb commenced 3 miles east of KDEN, with the aircraft ascending from 6,309 feet above sea level to 34,668 feet, a vertical increase of 28,359 feet, over a distance of 108 nautical miles in 16 minutes. Following this, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase 9 miles north of Wray Mun Wray, lasting 36 minutes and covering 292 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 1 mile west of Offutt Air Force Base, with the aircraft descending from 35,002 feet to 2,604 feet, a decrease of 32,397 feet, over a distance of 107 nautical miles in 18 minutes. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 4 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport was initiated from the north-west, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 135.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,240 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 13, which had a length of 8,982 feet, with a threshold speed of 147 knots and a touchdown speed of 139 knots. The touchdown point was 432 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown rate of -7 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 527 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 97 minutes and a fuel consumption of 8,964 pounds.
The Boeing B737-800 touched down on runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport with a score of 98.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north west, heading 135.0° at 4 nm and 1,240 ft above ground level. The final approach was characterized by good quality, with a threshold height that was well-managed. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 147 kt, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown point was 432 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 139 kt. This speed was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -7 fpm was perfect, indicating a gentle and controlled touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from the centreline, which may require attention during future landings. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 87 °F and a gentle headwind of 2 kt, contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance of 4,397 ft was 49% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. Overall, the landing was characterized by good approach quality, smooth touchdown, and controlled rollout, resulting in a high score of 98.3%.
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