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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 3.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 2.3° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 116 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 219 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,634 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,634 m of the 2,308 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 628 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Austin Bergstrom International Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 36R, the crew prepared for departure, taking into account the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 22 °C, wind at 9 kt at 40 °, and a crosswind of 6 kt and a headwind of 7 kt.
As the aircraft lifted off the ground, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of the departure airport and reaching an altitude of 35,367 ft asl, an increase of 33,822 ft in 18 minutes, covering 113 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise, which lasted 129 minutes and covered 1,036 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, and decreasing by 27,538 ft in 16 minutes, covering 92 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off for short periods, before resuming its descent, eventually landing on runway 23 at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, with a total landing distance of 1,548 m, 67% of the runway length.
The landing was smooth, with a touchdown speed of 125 kt and a touchdown rate of -148 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,293 nautical miles, taking 193 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,853 kg of fuel. The flight was completed successfully, with the aircraft arriving at its destination on schedule.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport with a high degree of precision, showcasing the crew's exceptional approach and landing skills. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 1,308 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold, aligning itself with the runway heading of 224.0°. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 137 knots, well within the acceptable range.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway surface, it touched down at a speed of 125 knots, which was within the desired parameters. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -148 feet per minute, indicating a well-controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway's centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -1°C and a headwind of 8 knots, presented a moderate challenge, but the crew's skills and the aircraft's performance capabilities allowed for a seamless execution of the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,548 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway length, was well within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored at 97.4%, a testament to the crew's exceptional skills and the aircraft's performance capabilities.
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