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Improve the rollout
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,762 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,762 m of the 3,671 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 445 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Boeing 737-900 departed from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, taxiing from the parking area to the runway 16L took 15 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its departure roll, taking off in 1,897 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 170 knots, and the aircraft climbed away from the airport in a local weather condition of 7°C temperature and 6 knots headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it reached a height of 32,990 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,701 feet from the initial altitude of 1,290 feet. This climb phase lasted 21 minutes and covered 155 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, maintaining a constant altitude of 32,990 feet for 80 minutes, covering 702 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and cruise, reaching a maximum altitude of 36,874 feet above sea level. The total flight distance was 2,280 nautical miles, and the total flight time was 306 minutes.
The aircraft began its descent into Orlando International Airport, descending from 36,999 feet to 5,038 feet above sea level in 23 minutes, covering 135 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, maintaining a constant altitude of 5,038 feet for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft continued its descent, touching down on runway 36L at a speed of 128 knots and a touchdown distance of 441 meters. The total landing distance was 1,681 meters, which was 46% of the runway length. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 9 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The total fuel consumption for the flight was 13,523 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-900 touched down on runway 36L at KMCO Orlando International Airport with a good threshold height, but slightly below the target threshold speed of 135 kt, at 134 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, resulting in a touchdown distance of 441 meters, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 128 kt was also satisfactory, but the touchdown rate of -284 fpm was only fair, indicating a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway, but unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.9 meters from the centreline. This deviation from the centreline was a notable aspect of the landing, and it would be worth investigating to determine the cause. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 29 °C and winds of 10 kt at 220 °, contributed to a crosswind of 7 kt and a tailwind of 8 kt, which may have played a role in the misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,681 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length, was acceptable. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 27.3 meters from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft's wheels did not track the centreline as it rolled out. Overall, the landing scored 87.1%, reflecting a good performance in terms of touchdown distance and speed, but room for improvement in terms of approach quality, touchdown alignment, and rollout alignment.
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