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Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 43 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 54 ft.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 six 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 500 ft gate: speed 11 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 122 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,536 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,989 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) in Tennessee, the aircraft began its journey on runway 23L, taking off with a distance of 2,259 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 136 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 60°F and a gentle headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then transitioned into a steady climb, commencing 1 mile west of Alcoa, and reached a cruising altitude of 37,013 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 2 miles southeast of Lula, Georgia, and lasted for 49 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 430 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase, initiated 2 miles west of Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF) in Florida, where the aircraft descended from 36,999 feet to 1,271 feet in 20 minutes, covering 126 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was conducted from the west, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 87.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,249 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08R was executed with a threshold speed slightly below the target at 104 knots. The touchdown point was 554 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 97 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -229 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 43 feet from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 54 feet from the centerline. The total landing distance was 3,359 feet, accounting for 32% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in 1 minute. The total flight distance was 651 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 289 pounds of fuel during the journey.
The final approach to runway 08R at KMIA Miami International Airport from the west was executed with a heading of 87.0° at 4 nm and 1,249 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was a little below the target at 104 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal speed profile.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft came down at a speed of 97 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -229 fpm was fair, suggesting a moderate deceleration. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 43 ft from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the intended path. The total landing distance of 3,359 ft was 32% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
The rollout phase was also notable, with the aircraft remaining misaligned from the centreline by 54 ft. Despite this, the overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 88.6% indicating a good level of proficiency. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a light wind of 2 kt at 270°, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
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