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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 7.1 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 2.1°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,611 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 408 m 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 06 at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT). The takeoff distance was 1,056 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 2°C, with a wind speed of 18 knots at 330°. This resulted in a crosswind of 17 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of KMHT, rising from an altitude of 1,225 feet above sea level to 36,002 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,777 feet in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 120 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of Westwind Farm Airport (0NK2) in Charlton, New York. This phase lasted for 19 minutes and covered a distance of 467 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles west of Liberty Center in Ohio, descending from 35,978 feet above sea level to 5,986 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,992 feet in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 141 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 1 mile southeast of Hobart in Indiana, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles. It then began its descent overhead Lynwood in Illinois, descending from 5,982 feet above sea level to 3,984 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,998 feet in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 1 mile south of Tinley Park in Illinois, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. It then began its descent 1 mile west of Orland Park in Illinois, descending from 3,992 feet above sea level to 2,078 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,914 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) was made from the southwest, heading 44.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,455 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 04R, which had a length of 1,611 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 147 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 407 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -303 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -1°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 77°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,099 meters, which was 68% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 773 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 65 minutes. The aircraft used 6,123 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) on runway 04R. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 44.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,455 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft achieved a score of 99.0%, indicating a highly successful landing.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 140 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was 407 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking to slow down the aircraft.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.3 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -1°C and winds of 15 knots from a direction of 77°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots. These conditions may have presented some challenges for the pilot, but they were able to successfully navigate the aircraft to a safe touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a firm stop within 1,099 meters of the runway threshold, which was 68% of the runway length. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled manner in which the aircraft was brought to a stop.
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