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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 5.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 2,317 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 438 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 10 at LPFR Faro Airport in Portugal. The takeoff distance was 1,260 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots at 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 16 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft climbed to a height of 28,988 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,929 feet from the initial altitude of 1,059 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started again 8 miles west of Moura, Portugal, and continued to a height of 36,063 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,972 feet from the previous altitude, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 57 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, lasting 20 minutes and covering 172 nautical miles, 2 miles south west of Zarza la Mayor, Spain. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started 3 miles north west of Calzada del Coto, Spain, and continued to a height of 38,041 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,983 feet from the previous altitude, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, lasting 62 minutes and covering 512 nautical miles, 3 miles north of Velilla del Rio Carrion, Spain. The enroute descent started overhead South Harting, England, and continued to a height of 2,613 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,040 feet from the previous altitude, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 110 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, lasting 4 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles, overhead Norton Canes, England.
The final approach to runway 15 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport was made from the north west, heading 146.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,296 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots and a touchdown distance of 438 meters. The touchdown rate was fair at -201 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 159 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,427 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,021 nautical miles, taking 154 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,312 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 successfully landed at EGBB Birmingham International Airport, achieving a score of 99.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 146.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 14°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 159°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 10 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was maintained at 137 knots, indicating a well-executed approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 131 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was slightly below average at -201 feet per minute (fpm), which may be a minor area for improvement. The touchdown distance of 438 meters was also within the acceptable range.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Nevertheless, the overall landing performance was impressive, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 1,427 meters, which is 62% of the runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the deceleration phase. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating excellent skills and judgment in managing the aircraft during the approach and landing phases.
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