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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,635 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 378 m 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 18 at KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,525 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 239 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,019 feet above sea level to 36,208 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,188 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 127 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northwest of 8A6 Wilgrove Charlotte, North Carolina. This phase lasted for 31 minutes and covered a distance of 341 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 4 miles north of 6IN8 Mcminn Airport Rushville, Indiana, descending from 35,348 feet above sea level to 5,964 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,385 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 141 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Wheeler, Indiana, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The descent phase resumed 1 mile southeast of Gary, Indiana, with the aircraft descending from 5,805 feet above sea level to 1,896 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,909 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31C at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 314.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31C, which had a length of 1,635 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 379 meters, but the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly faster than desired. The touchdown rate was fair at -210 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 310 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 946 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 643 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 83 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,485 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) on runway 31C. The final approach was executed from the southeast, aligning with the runway at a heading of 314.0°, approximately 4 nautical miles from the airport and at an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a threshold height that met the required standards. The threshold speed of 142 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly higher than the optimal speed, which may have resulted in a slightly faster touchdown rate of -210 feet per minute (fpm).
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the aircraft's touchdown distance of 379 meters was within the acceptable range, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 6°C and a headwind of 11 knots at 310°, did not significantly impact the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 946 meters was 58% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft after touchdown.
Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 737-MAX8 at KMDW was satisfactory, with a score of 99.7%. The pilots demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft during the approach and landing, resulting in a safe and efficient touchdown.
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