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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,351 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,351 ft of the 7,600 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 854 ft 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08R at KELP El Paso International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,872 feet, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 57 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 351 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of KELP El Paso International Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 4,975 feet above sea level to 35,168 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,194 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles north of XS44 Rancho del Cielo Airport Fort Davis. This phase lasted for 42 minutes and covered a distance of 335 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south east of McQueeney, and descended from an altitude of 34,911 feet above sea level to 6,239 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,672 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 135 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles north of Fresno and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started overhead KEFD Ellington Airport Houston, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 5,966 feet above sea level to 2,116 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,850 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south west of KHPY Baytown Airport Baytown and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22 at KHOU William P Hobby Airport was made from the north east, with a heading of 224.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,245 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22 at KHOU William P Hobby Airport was successful, with a runway length of 7,600 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 133 knots. The touchdown distance was 856 feet, and the touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -124 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 159 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 5,090 feet, which accounted for 67% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 31 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 632 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 110 minutes. The aircraft used 9,251 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, achieving a score of 97.3%. The final approach to runway 22 was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 224.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,245 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 133 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 856 feet. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly higher than the desired speed, indicating a minor deviation from the optimal landing parameters.
The landing rate was smooth, with a rate of -124 feet per minute (fpm), which is indicative of a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 159°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing performance.
The total landing distance was 5,090 feet, which is 67% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 31 feet from the centerline, which may indicate a minor deviation from the optimal landing path.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely on the runway. However, there are some minor areas for improvement, including the touchdown speed and the runway rollout alignment.
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