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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,863 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 437 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Boeing 737-800 from KBNA Nashville International Airport to KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport was smooth and efficient. Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 10 minutes, covering 3 nm. The departure roll from runway 02C at KBNA was successful, with a takeoff distance of 1,587 m and a liftoff speed of 166 kn. The local weather at departure was favorable, with a temperature of 16 °C and a 5 kn headwind.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,564 ft asl to 34,834 ft asl in 20 minutes, covering 125 nm. The enroute level cruise lasted 60 minutes and covered 347 nm. The enroute descent from 35,029 ft asl to 6,405 ft asl occurred over 18 minutes, covering 107 nm. Another enroute level cruise lasting 11 minutes covered 19 nm before the final descent from 4,592 ft asl to 1,918 ft asl in 3 minutes over 10 nm.
The final approach to runway 08R at KIAH was from the west, at 4 nm and 1,274 ft agl. The landing on runway 08R was successful, with a good threshold height and speed, although the touchdown speed was slightly fast. The touchdown distance was good at 439 m with a firm touchdown rate of -330 ft/m. The total landing distance was 1,349 m, 47% of the runway length, with a very good runway rollout alignment.
After landing, taxiing to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 620 nm, taking 124 minutes and using 5,554 kg of fuel. Overall, the flight in the Boeing 737-800 was efficient and well-executed, with a successful takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing.
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