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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 3.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,135 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 408 m 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 26R at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR). The takeoff distance was 1,108 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 329 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of CYVR, and climbed from an altitude of 1,096 feet above sea level to 38,849 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,754 feet, in 43 minutes and covering a distance of 328 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 9 miles southeast of Lionel P. Demers Memorial Airpark (CBE2) in Elko, British Columbia, Canada. This cruise phase lasted for 184 minutes and covered a distance of 1,641 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles east of Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, and descended from 38,840 feet above sea level to 2,475 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,365 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 149 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 04 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) was made from the southwest, heading 32.0 degrees, at 4 nautical miles and 1,349 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 04 at KLGA was successful, with a touchdown distance of 407 meters, which is good. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -287 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 876 meters, which is 41% of the runway length. 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 2,140 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 257 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 11,686 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LaGuardia Airport's runway 04, achieving a high score of 99.3%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 32.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,349 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a slightly above-target threshold speed of 137 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 407 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -287 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilots successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway, achieving a perfect runway touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance of 876 meters was 41% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilots' skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop safely and efficiently.
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