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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 22 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 2.7°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 15 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 15 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 15 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 6,640 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,640 ft of the 11,537 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,653 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 36R at the Orlando International Airport, also known as KMCO. The takeoff distance was 6,600 feet, which is 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 56°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 290°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departing from the Orlando International Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile east of the Lake Conway South Seaplane Base, located near Belle Isle, Florida. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 96 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,109 feet above sea level to 32,228 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,119 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 16 miles northwest of Belleair Beach, Florida, and lasted for 291 minutes, covering a distance of 1,941 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles southwest of Greeley Hill, California. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 100 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 31,881 feet above sea level to 1,287 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,594 feet.
The final approach to runway 28R at the San Francisco International Airport, also known as KSFO, was made from the southeast, heading 298.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,264 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 28R, which has a length of 11,537 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots. The touchdown point was 305 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 142 knots, which is a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -174 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 7 knots at 60°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the tailwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 6,392 feet, which is 55% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft took 4 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 2,147 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 345 minutes. The aircraft used 32,412 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) on runway 28R, achieving a score of 98.5%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 146 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing conditions. The touchdown point was located 305 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 142 knots, which is a bit faster than the ideal speed. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -174 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 52°F and winds of 7 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the tailwind component was 4 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance was 6,392 feet, which is 55% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured and controlled during the landing. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 98.5%. The minor deviations from the ideal landing conditions were not significant enough to impact the overall performance of the aircraft.
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