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Work on the flare
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,461 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 939 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 32 at KSRQ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,726 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 10 knots at 330°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Whitfield, Florida, and continued for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,030 feet above sea level to 37,926 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,896 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles north of FA71 The Cedars Airfield Cedar Key, Florida. This phase lasted for 90 minutes and covered a distance of 627 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Laurel, Indiana, and continued for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 71 nautical miles. The descent was from an altitude of 38,009 feet above sea level to 30,518 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,492 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles south of Mount Vernon, Indiana, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The descent phase began again, this time starting 1 mile south of 83IN Goodenough Airport Peru, Indiana, and continued for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. The descent was from an altitude of 29,962 feet above sea level to 11,038 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,924 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Winfield, Indiana, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles. The descent phase began again, this time starting 2 miles south of South Chicago, Illinois, and continued for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The descent was from an altitude of 11,002 feet above sea level to 6,993 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,008 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Oak Park, Illinois, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The descent phase began again, this time starting overhead Elmhurst, Illinois, and continued for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The descent was from an altitude of 7,008 feet above sea level to 1,908 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,100 feet.
The final approach to runway 10R at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport was from the west, with a heading of 90.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,236 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 10R was successful, with a runway length of 7,461 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 141 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 942 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -412 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 21°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 50°. The
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed on runway 10R at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, achieving a score of 98.0%. The final approach to the runway was executed from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,236 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 141 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 942 feet was also within the expected parameters, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 138 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -412 feet per minute (fpm).
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating precise control and navigation during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 21°F and a light wind of 2 knots at 50°, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 3,322 feet was 45% of the runway length, which is a reasonable and manageable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed safely and efficiently, with the aircraft coming to a stop within a short distance of the runway threshold.
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