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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 3.6°, 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.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,392 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,475 ft touchdown sits inside 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 19L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The takeoff distance was 5,901 feet, which was 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 169 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Las Vegas, it began its enroute climb, which started 2 miles southwest of the airport. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 3,264 feet above sea level to 32,795 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,531 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 56 degrees Fahrenheit.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered its enroute level cruise, which started 27 miles north of Seligman, Arizona. This phase of the flight lasted for 107 minutes and covered a distance of 833 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles south of Buckholts, Texas. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 105 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 33,177 feet above sea level to 7,059 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,118 feet.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 4 miles southeast of Porter Heights, Texas. This phase of the flight lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 3 miles southeast of Dayton, Texas. The descent took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 20 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 7,010 feet above sea level to 1,373 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,637 feet.
The final approach to runway 26L at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport was made from the east, heading 270.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26L, which was 9,392 feet long. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 63 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 190 degrees.
The touchdown speed was 135 knots, which was good, and the touchdown distance was 1,482 feet, which was also good. The touchdown rate was fair at -264 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 4,731 feet, which was 50% of the runway length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,111 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 175 minutes. The aircraft used 16,977 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26L at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, achieving a score of 99.5%. The final approach to the runway was executed from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 140 knots. The touchdown distance of 1,482 feet was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 135 knots was well within the recommended range. However, the touchdown rate of -264 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down slightly harder than desired.
Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 63°F and a light wind of 2 knots from 190°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind component was zero.
The total landing distance of 4,731 feet was 50% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase and did not deviate significantly from the centerline.
Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was satisfactory, with only a few minor areas for improvement. The aircraft's ability to maintain a perfect runway touchdown alignment and a good rollout alignment is a testament to the skill and experience of the pilots involved.
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