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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 5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 7,314 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 7,314 ft of the 11,316 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,803 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a 10-minute taxi to the runway from the parking area, covering a distance of approximately 1 nautical mile. Departing from runway 02 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY), the aircraft successfully completed its takeoff, utilizing only 58% of the 4,062-foot runway at a liftoff speed of 158 kt.
Under pleasant local weather conditions, with a temperature of 87 °F and a gentle 3 kt wind, the aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of Kenner, Louisiana. In 18 minutes, the aircraft ascended from 1,056 feet above sea level to 30,657 feet, covering a significant distance of 120 nautical miles. This climb marked the beginning of the aircraft's ascent to cruising altitude.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft transitioned to a level cruise, first reaching a stable altitude approximately 44 miles southeast of KPOL Port Sulphur Airport, covering 27 nautical miles in the process. This brief cruise phase lasted only 3 minutes. Shortly after, the aircraft embarked on another climb, this time reaching an altitude of 35,093 feet, a gain of 3,649 feet in just 3 minutes. The aircraft covered another 27 nautical miles during this phase.
Next, the aircraft entered a prolonged level cruise phase, lasting 36 minutes and covering 283 nautical miles. This segment of the flight took place approximately 85 miles south of FM01 Pensacola Moving Carrier - CVN78, Florida.
As the aircraft began its descent toward Miami International Airport, it initiated a descent from 35,014 feet above sea level to 1,296 feet, covering 131 nautical miles over the course of 27 minutes. The aircraft navigated to its final approach, heading towards runway 09 at KMIA from the west, before eventually landing.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at 1,460 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 135 kt and a touchdown rate of -249 feet per minute. While the touchdown rate was considered fair, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline. The total landing distance covered 62% of the 11,316-foot runway. Following a very smooth runway rollout alignment, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 9 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The overall flight distance was 597 nautical miles, taking a total of 1 hour and 47 minutes. The aircraft utilized approximately 10,031 pounds of fuel during the entire flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed at KMIA Miami International Airport with an overall score of 89.3%. This suggests a relatively successful landing with minor deviations from the optimal approach and landing. The aircraft was approaching runway 09 from the west at a heading of 87.0°, 4 nautical miles away from the runway and at 1,265 feet above ground level (agl).
The approach to the runway was executed at a slightly higher altitude than the target threshold height of 58 ft agl. However, the threshold speed of 144 kt was good, indicating that the aircraft was under control and able to land at the optimal speed. Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,460 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 135 kt, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate of -249 fpm was only considered fair, suggesting that the rate at which the aircraft descended to the ground could be improved.
Another area of minor concern was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from the centerline of the runway. Despite this deviation, the runway rollout alignment after the landing was very good, indicating that the aircraft's direction and speed were well-controlled during the rollout phase.
The local weather at the time of the landing was favorable, with a temperature of 85°F and a very light wind of 2 kt at 0°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind. These conditions would have helped the pilot maintain control of the aircraft during the landing, making it easier to land on the runway.
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