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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 179 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 149 kt against a target of 179 kt, running 30 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 179 kt.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for 45 ft before starting the flare, then keep the back pressure coming through the hold-off.
What happened: The flare began at 85 ft, 40 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown came in hard at 1.2 g.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare for the normal flare band
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 9.3° off, against a 1° limit.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 8.6° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,810 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 716 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.73 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to the departure runway, a movement that lasted 13 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
On runway 36 at KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport the departure roll proceeded to a takeoff distance of 6,025 ft, representing 63 % of the runway length. Liftoff was achieved at 148 kt. Ambient conditions were 84 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 320 °, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
Climb commenced one mile south-east of Forestbrook, South Carolina, with the aircraft ascending from 974 ft asl to 33,999 ft asl. The altitude gain of 33,025 ft was completed in 19 minutes while covering 118 nm.
The first cruise segment began one mile north of Fairview, North Carolina, and persisted for 56 minutes, during which 387 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent phase one started two miles west of Anderson, Indiana. The aircraft descended from 34,011 ft asl to 6,100 ft asl, a loss of 27,911 ft achieved in 18 minutes over a distance of 98 nm.
A subsequent cruise leg originated two miles north-east of II18 Lou Abbett Farms Airport, La Crosse, Indiana, lasting 7 minutes and covering 28 nm.
Descent phase two began eight miles north-east of Gary, Indiana, with the aircraft dropping from 5,992 ft asl to 3,018 ft asl, a reduction of 2,973 ft in 3 minutes while traversing 13 nm.
The final cruise segment was initiated seven miles east of Kenwood, Illinois, and continued for 5 minutes, encompassing 10 nm.
For the final approach to runway 22L at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport, the aircraft approached from the north-east on a heading of 234.0 °, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,340 ft agl.
Landing on runway 22L was executed with a runway length of 5,810 ft. The threshold speed was recorded at 140 kt, touchdown occurred at 711 ft from the threshold with a speed of 138 kt, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 265 fpm. Runway alignment at touchdown was perfect. Local weather reported a temperature of 68 °F, wind 3 kt from 230 °, with a cross-wind component of 0 kt and a head-wind component of 3 kt.
The total landing distance measured 3,397 ft, equivalent to 58 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was described as very good.
After vacating the runway, the aircraft taxied back to the parking area, a taxi-in that required 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a distance of 662 nm, took 128 minutes, and consumed 11,497 lbs of fuel.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 conducted the final approach to runway 22L at KMDW from the north-east, on a heading of 234.0° at 4 nm and 1,340 ft AGL. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, being off the centreline. Ambient conditions were 68 °F with a 3 kt wind from 230°, providing a 3 kt headwind and zero crosswind.
The aircraft crossed the threshold with a good height and established the required threshold speed of 140 kt, both described as good.
Touchdown occurred 711 ft down the runway at a speed of 138 kt, both rated good, with a vertical rate of -265 fpm rated fair. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The total landing distance measured 3,397 ft, representing 58 % of the 5,810 ft runway.
During rollout the aircraft maintained very good alignment with the centreline.
Focus on achieving a stabilized approach earlier to keep the aircraft on centreline before the 1,000 ft gate, and refine flare technique to reduce the vertical rate toward touchdown. These adjustments will help convert the already high 95.7 % score into an even more consistent performance.
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