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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 1.9°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 · 18 stages, 16 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,353 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 36L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,853 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 9°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 88°.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 2 miles south east of San Sebastian de los Reyes, in the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 93 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 3,029 feet above sea level to 38,485 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,456 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles north west of Cardenete, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. This phase lasted for 89 minutes and covered a distance of 670 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 39 miles north east of Bekalta, in the Gouvernorat de Monastir, Tunisia. The descent took 27 minutes and covered a distance of 137 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 38,803 feet above sea level to 1,552 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,250 feet. The final approach to runway 13 at LMML Malta International Airport was made from the north west, with a heading of 135.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 13 at LMML Malta International Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 372 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 147 knots was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -468 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 26.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 70°.
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 911 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 151 minutes. The aircraft used 4,805 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
A Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft has successfully landed at Malta International Airport, scoring an impressive 86.5%. The approach initiated from the north-west, heading 135.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level.
During the final approach, the aircraft encountered a relatively favorable weather condition, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 11 knots coming from a direction of 70°. As a result, there was a moderate crosswind component of 10 knots and a significant headwind component of 5 knots. The crew effectively handled these factors, adjusting their approach accordingly to ensure a smooth touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 147 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. However, the touchdown distance of 372 meters was well within the normal parameter. Unfortunately, the touchdown was somewhat harsh, with a rate of -468 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway alignment was perfectly aligned during touchdown.
In terms of rollout, the aircraft was initially aligned perfectly with the centreline, but as it progressed, it drifted away by 26.9 meters, which is considered a misalignment. Given the runway length of 3,353 meters, this deviation accounts for just 0.8% of the total runway length, indicating a relatively minor issue. Overall, this landing demonstrates a high level of proficiency and a deep understanding of aircraft handling, particularly in challenging weather conditions.
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