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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Hold the nose down a touch longer and let speed build to 161 kt before liftoff.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 143 kt, 18 kt below the 161 kt target.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 161 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 304 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 386 fpm.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and wings not level.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,175 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 765 m 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 at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, which took 105 minutes and covered a distance of 82 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max 8 BBJ, then departed from runway 06, with a takeoff distance of 726 meters, which was 18% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Sandweiler, Luxembourg, where the aircraft climbed from 2,361 feet above sea level to 19,674 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,313 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Mettendorf, Germany, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 19,475 feet above sea level to 8,075 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,400 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. This descent started overhead Budesheim, Germany.
The enroute climb started again overhead Uxheim, Germany, where the aircraft climbed from 8,034 feet above sea level to 20,300 feet above sea level, an increase of 12,266 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Erftstadt, Germany, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 53 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 3 miles west of Eslohe, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 20,965 feet above sea level to 3,326 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,639 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Dehausen Airfield Volkmarsen, Germany, and lasted for 44 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started 4 miles north of Bad Wuennenberg, Germany, where the aircraft climbed from 2,978 feet above sea level to 7,479 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,501 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Ruethen, Germany, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 7,165 feet above sea level to 1,148 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,017 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24 at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport was from the north east, with a heading of 221.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 433 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 24 was successful, with a touchdown point 274 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 107 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was fair at -210 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 34.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 130 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total
The aircraft in question, a Boeing 737 Max 8 BBJ, successfully landed at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (EDLP) on runway 24. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 221.0° at an altitude of 433 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The aircraft's approach speed was within the target range, with a speed of 123 knots at the threshold.
However, the threshold height at 86 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's descent. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 107 knots was good, and the touchdown point was 274 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown rate of -210 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting a relatively smooth landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots from 130°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
One notable issue with the landing was the runway touchdown position, which was excessively misaligned by 34.5 meters from the centerline. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was significantly misaligned by 36.8 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in aligning the aircraft with the runway during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some deviations from the target parameters. The pilot's ability to maintain a good touchdown speed and rate despite the threshold height deviation was commendable. However, the runway misalignment issues during the landing roll require attention to ensure safe and efficient operations.
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