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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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.
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 6,134 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,134 ft of the 11,637 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,086 ft 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 29 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL). The takeoff distance was 3,949 feet, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 63°F and winds of 8 knots at 340°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Bridgeton, Missouri, where the aircraft climbed from 1,671 feet above sea level to 36,969 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,298 feet in 21 minutes and covering 126 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 4 miles southwest of Elizabethtown, Illinois, and lasted for 102 minutes, covering 698 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 4 miles southwest of Manasota Key, Florida, and descended from 36,958 feet above sea level to 3,097 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,860 feet in 23 minutes and covering 124 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 4 miles west of Tamiami, Florida, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 1 mile north of Tamiami, climbing from 3,531 feet above sea level to 5,592 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,061 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 1 mile north of Doral, Florida, and descended from 5,116 feet above sea level to 3,047 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,068 feet in 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began once more 4 miles southwest of Opa Locka West Miami, Florida, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The final enroute descent started 8 miles northwest of Kendall West, Florida, and descended from 3,051 feet above sea level to 1,277 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,774 feet in 3 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) from the west, heading 87.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09 at KMIA was successful, with a touchdown point 715 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -349 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, despite the local weather conditions with a temperature of 81°F and winds of 9 knots at 164°.
The total landing distance was 5,863 feet, which accounted for 50% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 989 nautical miles, took 177 minutes, and used 16,522 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 09, achieving a score of 92.4%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 134 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 715 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 124 knots. The touchdown rate was firm, measuring -349 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing process.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 164°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance was 5,863 feet, which is 50% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured and controlled during the landing process. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centerline. This minor deviation may be attributed to a slight variation in the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was properly controlled throughout the process. The minor deviations in the rollout alignment do not appear to have had a significant impact on the overall performance of the landing.
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