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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, rather than letting it stop or relax.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it at 160 fpm, and the touchdown followed long at 525 m against a 457 m target. Sink returning late in the flare usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Watch the sink rate in the flare, holding it smooth all the way to touchdown rather than letting 160 fpm return.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,975 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 525 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-700 taxied from the parking area to runway 25 at CYDF Deer Lake Airport in 4 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 143 kt and left the ground after a takeoff distance of 916 m 38 % of runway; local weather reported a temperature of 24 °C, wind 12 kt from 235°, with a 2 kt cross-wind component and an 11 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead CYDF, climbing from 975 ft asl to 39 895 ft asl-a gain of 38 920 ft-over 42 minutes while covering 267 nm.
Level cruise began 33 miles east of Pigeon Hill, New Brunswick, and continued for 135 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 916 nm.
Descent started 4 miles north-west of Chesaning, Michigan, descending from 39 879 ft asl to 1 912 ft asl, a loss of 37 967 ft in 16 minutes and covering 88 nm.
The final approach to runway 24 at KMKG Muskegon County Airport was executed from the north-east, on a heading of 236.0° at 4 nm and 1 278 ft agl, with local conditions of 26 °C temperature, wind 12 kt from 200°, a 7 kt cross-wind and a 9 kt head-wind.
Landing on runway 24, which is 1 975 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 126 kt; touchdown occurred 103 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 113 kt and a descent rate of minus 89 fpm, with alignment described as very good.
The rollout distance measured 871 m, representing 44 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was also noted as very good.
Taxi-in to the parking area from the runway required less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1 278 nm, took 199 (units as reported), and consumed 8 229 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 entered the final approach to runway 24 at KMKG Muskegon County Airport from the north-east on a heading of 236.0° at 4 nm and 1,278 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits. Local weather was 26 °C with wind 12 kt from 200°, providing a 9 kt headwind and a 7 kt crosswind component.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 126 kt, both described as good. The flare was executed with the aircraft maintaining the appropriate attitude for the runway environment.
Touchdown occurred 103 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 113 kt judged good and a touchdown rate of minus 89 fpm rated excellent. Runway touchdown alignment was described as very good.
The total landing distance was 871 m, representing 44 % of the 1,975 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
Maintain the current speed and alignment control while adjusting the flare to achieve touchdown within the designated zone, reducing the 103 m overshoot and preserving the high overall score.
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