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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 169 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 204 kt, 35 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 169 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,904 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,904 m of the 3,449 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 390 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight departed from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on runway 10. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, began rolling on the runway after a short taxiing period of 10 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. With a takeoff distance of 1,758 meters, which is 72% of the runway length, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 204 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered favorable local weather conditions, with a temperature of 31°C, a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 79°, resulting in a 1-knot crosswind and a 5-knot headwind. With these conditions in mind, the aircraft initiated its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of the airport and climbing from 1,050 feet above sea level to 32,292 feet, an increase of 31,242 feet in 16 minutes, and covering a distance of 106 nautical miles.
Once the aircraft reached cruising altitude, it leveled off and continued on its journey, lasting 82 minutes and covering 673 nautical miles, 67 miles north of Rafael Hernández International Airport. The enroute descent began 29 miles west of Andros Town Airport, in the Bahamas, where the aircraft descended from 33,966 feet to 1,276 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,690 feet in 23 minutes, and covering a distance of 127 nautical miles.
As the aircraft lined up for its final approach to runway 27 at Miami International Airport, it encountered a different set of weather conditions, with a temperature of 28°C, a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 260°, resulting in a 0-knot crosswind and a 1-knot headwind. The aircraft made a good landing on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 391 meters, a firm touchdown rate of -333 feet per minute, and a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 4.1 meters from the centerline.
With the aircraft having come to a safe stop, the landing distance of 1,828 meters, which is 53% of the runway length, was found to be well within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was also noted to be very good. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took only 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile, bringing the total flight distance of 918 nautical miles to an end, which took a total of 137 minutes to complete. The flight utilized 18,637 kilograms of fuel throughout its duration.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed on runway 27 at KMIA Miami International Airport, achieving a commendable score of 98.2%. The aircraft's approach to the runway from the east, at a heading of 267.0° and a distance of 4 nautical miles, was made at an altitude of 1,258 feet above ground level.
During the landing, the threshold height was deemed satisfactory. However, there was a slight discrepancy in the threshold speed, as it came in just below the target, reaching 145 knots. Nevertheless, this minor deviation did not have a significant impact on the subsequent events of the landing.
The aircraft's touchdown distance was measured at 391 meters, which falls within the acceptable range. Additionally, the touchdown speed of 143 knots was also satisfactory. Notably, the touchdown rate was calculated at -333 feet per minute, indicating a relatively firm descent, which is characteristic of a well-executed landing.
One area where the aircraft fell short of perfection was in its runway touchdown position, as it was observed to be misaligned by approximately 4.1 meters from the centerline. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment following the touchdown was exceptionally good.
Weather conditions during the landing were considered favorable, with a relatively stable temperature of 28°C and a calm wind, at only 2 knots from a direction of 260°. The crosswind and headwind components were minimal, with no crosswind and a headwind of just 1 knot. These conditions no doubt contributed to the successful landing and the aircraft's ability to maintain good control throughout the approach and touchdown. Overall, the crew's performance and the aircraft's handling were exemplary, yielding an excellent landing at KMIA Miami International Airport.
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