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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 10 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 4.2°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 1,582 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,582 m of the 1,659 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 155 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Embraer E175, then departed from runway 17 at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,291 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KMSP and reaching an altitude of 30,749 feet above sea level (asl) after climbing 28,923 feet in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles east of Comfrey, Minnesota, and lasted for 13 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 226 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 7 miles northeast of Ashley Airport (KASS) in South Dakota, where the aircraft descended from 30,655 feet asl to 3,737 feet asl, a decrease of 26,918 feet in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 85 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of Baldwin, North Dakota, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 1 mile west of Kinnischtzke Bismarck Airport (5ND7), where the aircraft descended from 3,841 feet asl to 2,962 feet asl, a decrease of 880 feet in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13 at Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS) was made from the northwest, with a heading of 137.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was made on runway 13, which had a length of 1,659 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 126 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 157 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 124 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -474 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,501 meters, which accounted for 90% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline. 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 410 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. The aircraft used 1,688 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Embraer E175 aircraft successfully landed at KBIS Bismarck Municipal Airport, achieving an overall score of 87.7%. The final approach to runway 13 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 126 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 124 knots was slightly faster than ideal, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -474 feet per minute. The touchdown distance of 157 meters was deemed good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The landing distance of 1,501 meters was 90% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 170°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing performance.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position being off-center. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but with some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate.
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