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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 2.7°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 132 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 234 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
A good takeoff has a defined shape. It also has a defined end. For an airliner that's thrust reduction and acceleration, commonly somewhere around 1,000 to 1,500 ft above the airfield depending on the operator, while for a light aircraft it's established at Vy with the flaps on schedule. Most simmers have no defined end to their takeoff, which is exactly why it never gets judged.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,771 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 495 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 13 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport in 6 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 13, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,268 m, representing 60 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 145 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 26 °C with wind 9 kt from 49°, providing a 3 kt headwind component and a 9 kt cross-wind.
Climb commenced overhead East Elmhurst, New York, with the airplane ascending from 803 ft asl to 33,683 ft asl, a gain of 32,880 ft achieved in 18 minutes while covering 112 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile south-east of Middleport, Pennsylvania, and continued for 59 minutes, during which 392 nm were flown.
Descent started 2 miles south-east of OI72 Marvin Thiel Field, Blakeslee, Ohio, with the aircraft descending from 33,528 ft asl to 3,060 ft asl, a loss of 30,468 ft over 29 minutes and a distance of 137 nm.
A brief cruise followed, originating 3 miles north-east of Kenwood, Illinois, lasting 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
Final approach to runway 22L at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport was executed with a descent from 1,362 ft agl to 61 ft agl in 109 seconds, and the aircraft met the stabilisation gate criteria.
Landing on runway 22L was recorded with a threshold speed of 147 kt, touchdown occurring 76 m beyond the touchdown zone at 137 kt. The touchdown rate was minus 227 fpm and the touchdown point was laterally offset by 4.2 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 18 °C, wind 11 kt from 200°, yielding a 10 kt headwind and a 4 kt cross-wind.
Runway rollout covered a total distance of 1,209 m, equivalent to 68 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was assessed as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, traversing less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 656 nm, required 121 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 4,994 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 achieved a 98.7 % score and was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The final descent proceeded from 1,362 ft AGL to 61 ft AGL in 109 seconds and earned points on the stabilisation gates.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft continued the final approach to runway 22L at KMDW, a runway 1,771 m long. Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 147 kt. Touchdown occurred 76 m beyond the touchdown zone and the touchdown speed was good at 137 kt.
Touchdown rate was fair at minus 227 fpm and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 m from the centreline. Total landing distance was 1,209 m, representing 68 % of the runway. Local weather was 18 °C with wind 11 kt from 200°, including a 4 kt crosswind component and a 10 kt headwind component.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Improve centreline tracking to reduce the 4.2 m offset and refine flare technique to achieve a less negative touchdown rate, which will further tighten the already strong performance.
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