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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,805 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 310 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) in eight minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 30, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 accelerated to a liftoff speed of 150 kt, using 878 m of runway, which represented 36 % of the available length; local conditions were 29 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 264°, a 7 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind component.
The climb commenced one mile north of Signal Hill, California, and the aircraft rose from 1,047 ft asl to 36,275 ft asl, a gain of 35,228 ft, in 21 minutes while covering 140 nm.
Level cruise began twelve miles east of CN23 Harvard Airport, Yermo, and continued for 151 minutes, during which 1,218 nm were flown.
Descent started one mile west of Lockridge, Iowa, with the airplane descending from 37,001 ft asl to 6,209 ft asl, a loss of 30,792 ft, over 27 minutes and a distance of 161 nm.
A second cruise segment was initiated two miles south-west of 84IL Rossi’s Farm Airport, Minooka, lasting three minutes and covering 15 nm.
The next descent began two miles east of Lockport, Illinois, bringing the aircraft from 5,820 ft asl down to 1,922 ft asl, a reduction of 3,898 ft, in four minutes and over 13 nm.
On final approach to runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport, the flight descended from 1,378 ft agl to 53 ft agl in 103 seconds, and the approach was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 04R was achieved with a threshold speed of 142 kt; touchdown occurred at 138 kt, 312 m down the runway, with a vertical speed of minus 231 fpm. The total landing distance was 963 m, representing 53 % of the 1,805 m runway, and alignment was perfect. Weather at the time was 22 °C with a wind of 12 kt from 30°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 12 kt head-wind component.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment, completing the landing phase without deviation.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in one minute, covering less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 1,555 nm, lasted 214 minutes, and consumed 7,379 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 approached runway 04R at KMDW in a stabilised configuration, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits as assessed at the 1,000 ft gate. The descent progressed from 1,378 ft agl to 53 ft agl in 103 seconds and the approach earned full marks on the stabilisation gates.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 142 kt. Ambient temperature was 22 °C, wind was 12 kt from 30°, providing a 12 kt headwind and a 3 kt crosswind component.
Touchdown occurred 312 m down the runway at a good speed of 138 kt, with a fair touchdown rate of minus 231 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 963 m, representing 53 % of the 1,805 m runway, and runway-rollout alignment remained perfect.
With a score of 98.5 % the landing was strong; refining the touchdown rate to be slightly less than minus 231 fpm will reduce the rollout distance while preserving the excellent alignment and speed management already demonstrated.
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