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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 21 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.9° of bank in the first climb segment and 3.4° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 9.7 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 9.7 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 9.7 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,688 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,772 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Logan International Airport (KBOS) in Boston, Massachusetts, the Boeing 737-900 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 15 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As it rolled down runway 04R, the aircraft accelerated to liftoff speed of 155 knots, achieving a takeoff distance of 4,606 feet, which was 60% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 51°F, with a gentle headwind of 6 knots and a crosswind of 6 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it passed overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts, and continued to ascend to 35,990 feet above sea level, a gain of 35,009 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 4 miles south of Schuylerville Airport in New York, lasting 47 minutes and covering 311 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, initially from 35,572 feet to 18,596 feet in 11 minutes, covering 57 nautical miles. The flight continued with multiple level cruise and descent phases, eventually descending from 10,533 feet to 7,147 feet in 3 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27R at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) was initiated from the east, with a heading of 269.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,237 feet above ground level.
The Boeing 737-900 landed on runway 27R, with a touchdown point 429 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 141 knots, and the touchdown rate was -234 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also excellent. The total landing distance was 4,578 feet, which was 53% of the runway's length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 591 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 123 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 12,807 pounds.
The Boeing 737-900 touched down on runway 27R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, characterized by a stable and controlled descent. The aircraft maintained a heading of 269.0°, aligning itself with the runway, and descended from an altitude of 1,237 feet above ground level (agl) to a good threshold height. The threshold speed of 147 knots was achieved, indicating a well-executed approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 141 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate of -234 feet per minute (fpm) was slightly higher than ideal, resulting in a fair assessment. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the touchdown phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 40°F and a 5-knot crosswind, posed minimal challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,578 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was deemed satisfactory, with a score of 96.8%.
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