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Arrival
Use small rudder inputs against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during rollout.
What happened: During the rollout the aircraft drifted 17 m off the centreline.
Watch for: Runway centreline marks: hold the aircraft tracking straight down the centreline through rollout
See Arrival Rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 16 stages, 14 scored
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,240 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 398 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) took approximately 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. Departure roll from runway 30R commenced at KMSP, with the Embraer E175 requiring a takeoff distance of 898 meters, utilizing 37% of the available runway. Liftoff speed was achieved at 147 knots, as the aircraft overcame the local weather conditions, including a temperature of 8 °C and a wind of 22 knots at 310°.
Following departure, the aircraft initiated an enroute climb, ascending from 1,848 feet above sea level to 22,008 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,160 feet, in 7 minutes and covering 52 nautical miles. The climb phase concluded overhead KMSP, and the aircraft transitioned to a level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 22,008 feet above sea level for 7 minutes, covering 126 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase commenced 3 miles southwest of Naytahwaush, with the aircraft descending from 21,722 feet above sea level to 2,705 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,017 feet, in 11 minutes and covering 66 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off at 2,705 feet above sea level for 4 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles, before initiating the final approach to runway 35L at Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK).
The final approach to runway 35L was conducted from the south, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 0.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, slightly above the target, and a touchdown distance of 399 meters, utilizing 56% of the available runway. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.0 meters from the centerline. Taxiing from the runway to the parking area took approximately 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 262 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 36 minutes, and the aircraft utilized 1,504 kilograms of fuel.
The Embraer E175 aircraft successfully completed a landing on runway 35L at KGFK Grand Forks International Airport, with a final approach initiated from the south at 4 nm and 1,267 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was above the target, reaching 137 kt, which may have contributed to a slightly fast touchdown speed of 131 kt.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a good touchdown distance of 399 m, but the touchdown rate of -253 fpm was only fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating precise control during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 2 °C and wind at 9 kt from 40 °, resulted in a 6 kt crosswind and a 7 kt headwind, which may have affected the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 1,244 m, accounting for 56% of the runway length, was acceptable. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.0 m from the centreline, which may have been due to the crosswind and headwind conditions. Despite this, the overall landing performance earned a score of 94.2%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control during the approach and landing phases.
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