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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 7,138 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 7,138 ft of the 10,764 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,087 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Miami International Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 26L, with a takeoff distance of 6,197 feet, which was 59% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 80°F temperature and a 3-knot wind at 320°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Virginia Gardens, Florida, and continued for 31 minutes, covering 202 nautical miles, as the aircraft ascended from 1,035 feet above sea level to 37,991 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,956 feet.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Nobleton, Florida, and lasting 114 minutes, covering 775 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Arens Field Winamac in Indiana, and continued for 21 minutes, covering 98 nautical miles, as it descended from 38,001 feet above sea level to 16,753 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,248 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile northeast of the Midwestern Regional Medical Center Heliport in Zion, Illinois, and lasting 7 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting overhead Ranken Airport in Steward, Illinois, and continued for 3 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles, as it descended from 15,378 feet above sea level to 13,406 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,973 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles southwest of Franklin Grove, Illinois, and lasting 7 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent once more, starting overhead DeKalb, Illinois, and continued for 10 minutes, covering 33 nautical miles, as it descended from 11,535 feet above sea level to 1,961 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,574 feet.
The final approach to runway 10C at Chicago O'Hare International Airport was from the west, with a heading of 90.0°, at 4 nautical miles and 1,287 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a total landing distance of 6,886 feet, which was 64% of the runway length. The touchdown point was 735 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots and a touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 41°F temperature and a 2-knot wind at 170°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,179 nautical miles, taking 211 minutes, and the aircraft used 19,416 pounds of fuel.
Aircraft FNX320_TCACFM successfully landed at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport on runway 10C, achieving a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach to runway 10C, which has a length of 10,764 feet, was executed with precision. The threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal approach path. However, the threshold speed of 138 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was slightly faster than desired during the final stages of the approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 735 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation from the ideal touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's descent effectively. The touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
One of the notable aspects of this landing was the perfect runway touchdown alignment, which indicates that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. This is a critical factor in ensuring a safe and controlled landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 41°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 170°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots, making the landing conditions favorable.
The total landing distance of 6,886 feet was 64% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop safely.
Overall, the landing of aircraft FNX320_TCACFM at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport was a successful one, with a score of 95.6%. The pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases, resulting in a safe and controlled landing.
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