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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 23 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 18 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 18 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 18 ft to touchdown.
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 5,272 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,272 ft of the 7,005 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,136 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 15 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 28R at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The takeoff distance was 5,533 feet, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 68°F and a wind speed of 8 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from Chicago, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting overhead Bensenville, Illinois. The climb took the aircraft from 1,707 feet above sea level to 9,790 feet, an increase of 8,083 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northeast of Winfield, Illinois, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 41 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 10,254 feet to 38,097 feet, an increase of 27,843 feet in 16 minutes, covering 116 nautical miles. The climb started 18 miles east of KCGX Chicago Meigs Airport. The enroute level cruise that followed lasted for 45 minutes, covering 353 nautical miles, and started 3 miles north of MI21 AC Miller Airport in Osseo, Michigan.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent, starting 2 miles southeast of McEwensville, Pennsylvania. The descent took the aircraft from 38,067 feet to 32,311 feet, a decrease of 5,756 feet in just 3 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise that followed lasted for 2 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles, and started 1 mile northwest of 6PN9 Mc Donald's Airport in Brandonville, Pennsylvania. The aircraft then began another descent, this time from 31,810 feet to 1,370 feet, a decrease of 30,440 feet in 19 minutes, covering 90 nautical miles. The descent started overhead Lansford, Pennsylvania.
The final approach to runway 04 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport was from the southwest, heading 32.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,355 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 04 was successful, with the aircraft touching down 730 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was slightly fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -131 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 10 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 9 knots at 60°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 4,966 feet, which accounted for 71% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. After landing, the aircraft took 16 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 660 nautical miles, taking 127 minutes, and the aircraft used 10,382 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KLGA LaGuardia Airport, with a final approach from the southwest. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,355 feet above ground level (agl) and 4 nautical miles from the runway when it began its descent. The heading was 32.0°, which is slightly off from the typical approach path, but it did not seem to affect the overall landing performance.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 730 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly longer than the standard distance. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -131 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft's descent was controlled and stable, which is a positive aspect of the landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 10 feet from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's approach path or the pilot's technique to improve accuracy. However, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 61°F and winds of 9 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, and the headwind component was 8 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are some areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and improving the runway alignment. With some adjustments to the approach path and pilot technique, the aircraft can achieve a more precise and efficient landing.
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