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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,405 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,040 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 22 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) in New York. The takeoff distance was 4,330 feet, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 57°F and winds blowing at 16 knots from a direction of 309°. The crosswind component was 16 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Jackson Heights in New York. During this phase, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,071 feet above sea level to 33,148 feet, an increase of 32,077 feet in just 18 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southeast of Cedarville in New Jersey. This phase lasted for 104 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 736 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 49 miles east of Hutchinson Island South in Florida. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 34,585 feet to 3,626 feet, a decrease of 30,959 feet in just 25 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 6 miles west of Opa Locka West Miami in Florida. However, this phase was short-lived, lasting only 2 minutes as the aircraft covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent phase, starting 6 miles southwest of Opa Locka West Miami. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 3,339 feet to 1,286 feet, a decrease of 2,053 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading at 119.0° at an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 131 knots and a touchdown distance of 1,038 feet. The touchdown rate was fair at -258 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 82°F and winds blowing at 13 knots from a direction of 140°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots. The total landing distance was 3,580 feet, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 974 nautical miles, which was covered in 170 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 16,506 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 12, achieving a high score of 99.3%. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 119.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the pilots maintained a safe altitude prior to touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 138 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. The touchdown distance of 1,038 feet was also within the expected parameters, demonstrating the pilots' ability to control the aircraft's descent and maintain a stable approach. The touchdown speed of 131 knots was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilots managed to slow the aircraft down effectively before touchdown.
However, the touchdown rate of -258 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilots could have managed a smoother touchdown. A more gradual descent would have resulted in a lower touchdown rate, reducing the risk of damage to the aircraft's landing gear and other components.
Despite the slightly suboptimal touchdown rate, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from 140°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 5 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 3,580 feet was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and avoided any deviations from the centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilots demonstrated a high level of skill and proficiency in controlling the aircraft during the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate, which could be achieved through more precise control of the aircraft's descent and a smoother touchdown.
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