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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,611 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 521 m 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 01R at Tampa International Airport (KTPA). The takeoff distance was 1,652 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south west of Egypt Lake-Leto, Florida. The climb began at an altitude of 1,078 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 34,160 feet, an increase of 33,082 feet in 12 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles north of Cross City, Florida, and lasted for 25 minutes. The aircraft covered a significant distance of 623 nautical miles during this period. Following the cruise, the enroute descent began 1 mile north of I-21 Indianapolis Brookside, Indiana. The descent from 34,298 feet to 1,736 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,562 feet, took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 138 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) was made from the south west, heading 43.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,115 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 1,611 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 145 knots.
However, the touchdown point was 109 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 139 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -332 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 2 knots at 130 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,195 meters, which accounted for 74% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took only 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 877 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 68 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,534 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) on runway 04R, achieving a score of 96.2%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 43.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,115 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 145 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly above the optimal range, indicating a slightly firm touchdown. The touchdown point was 109 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been due to the aircraft's speed and alignment at the time of touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the aircraft's heading and alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 7°C, a wind speed of 2 knots from 130°, and a crosswind of 2 knots. There was no headwind component.
The total landing distance of 1,195 meters was 74% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for safe deceleration. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and handling characteristics. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and alignment, which may be addressed in future training or operations to further improve the aircraft's performance.
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