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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Use aileron to level the wings and hold the upwind wing low only enough to track the centreline before touchdown.
What happened: At touchdown the wings were not level, with an average bank angle of 4.3°.
Watch for: Watch the bank angle indicator and keep wings level through touchdown.
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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,945 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,945 m of the 2,528 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 545 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Bradley International Airport (KBDL) took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Boeing 737-800 then began its departure roll on runway 06, utilizing 55% of the runway's length to achieve a takeoff distance of 1,582 meters. Liftoff speed was reached at 156 knots, with the aircraft clearing the ground at a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius.
As the aircraft climbed out of Bradley International Airport, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile south-west of Suffield Depot, Connecticut. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 1,226 feet above sea level to 28,232 feet, a vertical increase of 27,006 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 66 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 25 minutes and covered 182 nautical miles, starting approximately 1 mile west of William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) in Bennington, Vermont. The descent phase began overhead Harvs Airport (4NK5) in Macedon, New York, where the aircraft descended from 27,615 feet to 1,971 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,644 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 92 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF) was initiated from the south-west, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 44.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,275 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 143 knots, and the touchdown point was 132 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -27 feet per minute was considered perfect. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,867 meters, accounting for 81% of the runway's length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 350 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 68 minutes and a fuel consumption of 3,158 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, characterized by a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 143 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down 132 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 133 kt, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -27 fpm was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 m from the centreline, which was a minor deviation from the ideal alignment. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the critical phase of the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 12 °C and a gentle wind of 7 kt at 120 °, contributed to a relatively straightforward landing.
The total landing distance of 1,867 m was 81% of the runway length, which was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 93.0%. The minor deviations in touchdown position and alignment were offset by the good approach quality, controlled touchdown, and stable rollout, resulting in a successful landing.
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