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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 17 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 2.9°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 196 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 430 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Pull to 15 degrees at one rate and you get a clean liftoff, pull to the same 15 degrees at twice the rate and you get an overshoot, a push, and an oscillation through the first few hundred feet. The type-general rule of thumb is a rotation rate of about 2 to 3 degrees per second, which means roughly five to seven seconds from starting the pull to reaching the initial climb attitude of around 15 degrees nose-up. Count it out loud during your next takeoff and you will almost certainly discover you have been rotating in two seconds flat.
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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 5,250 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,250 ft of the 12,289 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,466 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 23 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 13R at KDAL Dallas Love Field. The takeoff distance was 4,109 feet, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 180 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southeast of KDAL Dallas Love Field. The climb took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 32 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,500 feet above sea level to 18,026 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south of 60TA Air Ranch Estates Airport Waxahachie. This phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles east of Bruceville-Eddy. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 69 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 17,848 feet to 1,605 feet.
The final approach to runway 18R at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 179.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,103 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 18R, which had a length of 12,289 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 149 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,473 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 142 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -295 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 180 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,006 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 169 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 54 minutes. The aircraft used 5,925 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport on runway 18R. The final approach was executed from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,103 feet above ground level. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 149 kt, registering at 142 kt. This indicates that the pilot may have applied a bit more braking than necessary, resulting in a slightly faster touchdown speed. However, the touchdown distance of 1,473 feet was within acceptable limits, suggesting that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had successfully controlled the aircraft's rotation and braking after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a gentle headwind of 3 kt from the north. The wind direction was 180°, which was perpendicular to the runway, resulting in a negligible crosswind component. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision, with a score of 98.9% indicating a very good performance.
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