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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,352 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 247 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft was used for this flight, which took off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The plane taxied for 9 minutes to reach the runway, covering a distance of approximately 2 nautical miles. The departure rolled out on runway 26 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,596 meters, which is 50% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots, achieved under the influence of 5 knots of wind blowing from 130 degrees. In addition to the crosswind, a 4-knot tailwind was present.
During the climb, the aircraft took off from 2,103 feet above sea level and ascended to 36,701 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 149 nautical miles in 25 minutes. This climb was an increase of 34,598 feet from the initial altitude. The aircraft continued its climb, eventually reaching cruising altitude over the skies of Arizona. The climb phase was notable for its significant rate of ascent.
The flight then entered its enroute level cruise phase, lasting for 168 minutes and covering a distance of 2,239 nautical miles. The cruising altitude and speed of the flight remained constant throughout this phase. As the plane entered the Canadian airspace, the crew initiated the descent phase, which began 54 miles southeast of Churchill Falls. Over the course of 14 minutes, the plane descended by 29,498 feet from 34,402 feet above sea level to 4,904 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
Following this descent, there were a few brief periods of level cruising, which occurred as the aircraft navigated through the Canadian airspace near Goose Bay. During the final descent phase before landing, the crew descended by 1,552 feet from 4,561 feet above sea level to 3,009 feet above sea level, in preparation for touchdown on runway 08 at Goose Bay Airport.
The aircraft then entered its final approach phase from the south west at an altitude of 3,009 feet above sea level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway, on a heading of 56.0 degrees. After touching down on the runway, the plane came to a stop at 248 meters, demonstrating a smooth touchdown. Notably, the touchdown speed was 141 knots, and the touchdown rate was heavy, standing at a rate of -687 feet per minute.
Despite some alignment issues with the runway, the aircraft's wheels came to rest with a total landing distance of 872 meters, taking up just 26% of the runway. The plane then taxied to the parking area, taking 8 minutes to cover the 1-nautical-mile distance.
In conclusion, the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft completed a long-distance flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, covering a total distance of 2,502 nautical miles. The flight took a total of 232 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 11,943 kilograms of fuel.
The recent landing of the 737 Max 8 aircraft at Goose Bay Airport (CYYR) showcased a satisfactory performance in various aspects. The aircraft's final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading directly towards the runway 08 from 3 nautical miles away at an altitude of 1,783 feet above ground level. The landing was initiated in line with the predetermined threshold height and speed of 149 kt.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a relatively smooth descent with a speed of 141 kt, which was slightly lower than anticipated. Nevertheless, this resulted in a longer touchdown distance of 248 meters, which can be managed by the pilots. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat alarming, measuring -687 ft/min. This may have been due to an aggressive descent profile or other factors that warrant further investigation.
The runway touchdown position was slightly off-centre, deviating by 8.3 meters from the centreline. This misalignment may have been caused by a combination of crosswind and pilot control inputs. Nevertheless, the pilots successfully maintained runway rollout alignment, showcasing excellent control and coordination during the landing process.
Weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 8°C and light wind of 9 kt from a direction of 30 degrees. The crosswind was relatively minimal at 4 kt, while the headwind contributed positively to the landing by amounting to 8 kt. Overall, the 737 Max 8 performed within expected parameters for landing distances, with a total landing distance of 872 meters, equivalent to 26% of the runway length.
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