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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 6,343 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,343 ft of the 8,508 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,055 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 19R at Tampa International Airport (KTPA) in Tampa, Florida. The takeoff distance was 5,070 feet, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 2 knots at 360 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, and there was a tailwind of 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KTPA, where the aircraft ascended from 1,055 feet above sea level to 37,112 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,057 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 129 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile west of FD84 Delta Airport in Lake City, Florida, and lasted for 108 minutes, covering a distance of 791 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent overhead Stamford, Connecticut, where it descended from 37,332 feet above sea level to 3,974 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,358 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile north of Poestenkill, New York, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead K27 Burrello-Mechanicville Airport in Mechanicville, New York, where it descended from 3,971 feet above sea level to 2,801 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,170 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles west of Stillwater, New York, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 19 at Albany International Airport (KALB) was from the north, with a heading of 178.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,275 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19 at KALB was successful, with the touchdown point being 1,690 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -320 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 71 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 2 knots at 170 degrees, with a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 6,077 feet, which accounted for 71% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,052 nautical miles, taking 170 minutes, and the aircraft used 14,957 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KALB Albany International Airport, with a score of 87.2%. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 178.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a clear path to land on runway 19, which has a length of 8,508 feet.
Upon landing, the threshold height was found to be above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 146 knots, suggesting that the pilots may have been a bit aggressive in their approach. The touchdown point was 1,690 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -320 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a relatively hard landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's path during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 71°F and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 170°. The crosswind was negligible at 0 knots, and the headwind was a moderate 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 6,077 feet, which is 71% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not uncommon for aircraft of this size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilots were able to bring the aircraft safely to the ground, and the score of 87.2% reflects a good performance. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and improving the alignment of the aircraft during the final approach.
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