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Departure
Smooth your pitch and roll inputs during the climb so the g force stays close to 0.9 g instead of spiking.
What happened: During the third climb segment the g force swung to 0.9 g, well outside the steady level flight band.
Watch for: Watch the g-meter and keep it settled near the normal one g climb band.
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.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 39 kt FAST on the reference speed of 136 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,835 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 127 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Stuttgart Airport (EDDS), the Boeing 737-700 initiated its takeoff roll on runway 07, covering 1,157 meters, or 38% of the runway, before lifting off at a speed of 154 knots. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a gentle tailwind of 1 knot and a crosswind of 5 knots from a direction of 330°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Stuttgart, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile west of Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Germany, reaching an altitude of 30,626 feet above sea level in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 120 nautical miles. The climb profile was marked by a significant increase of 28,542 feet, demonstrating the aircraft's efficient climb performance. Following a brief level cruise phase over Eppendorf, Germany, the aircraft commenced its enroute descent overhead Bindlach, Germany, descending from 30,798 feet to 2,633 feet in 12 minutes, covering 80 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at Dresden Airport (EDDC) was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 41.0° at an altitude of 1,343 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 136 knots, and the touchdown distance was 127 meters, or 35% of the runway length. Although the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly above the optimal value, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. Following a taxiing period of 10 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 230 nautical miles, using 2,161 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 04 at EDDC Dresden Airport with a score of 94.3%. The aircraft was on a final approach from the south west, heading 41.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,343 feet above ground level. The approach quality was good, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 136 knots. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, touching down at a distance of 127 meters from the threshold.
The touchdown characteristics were a little concerning, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was a bit faster than ideal. Additionally, the touchdown rate was heavy at -696 feet per minute, indicating a slightly abrupt touchdown. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions were calm, with a temperature of 5°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots from 279°, resulting in a minimal crosswind component of 2 knots and a slight tailwind of 1 knot.
The aircraft rolled out smoothly, maintaining perfect alignment with the runway centerline. The total landing distance was 891 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The rollout was uneventful, with no issues reported. Overall, the landing was a good one, with the aircraft performing well in the challenging conditions.
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