Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
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.
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,241 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 98 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from LaGuardia Airport's runway 31, the Boeing 737-700 began its journey with a taxiing period of six minutes, covering a distance of one nautical mile. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll, utilizing 61% of the 1,309-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 146 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 260 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 9 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of New York, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 32,035 feet above sea level in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles. The climb phase concluded overhead Port Morris, after which the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 32,035 feet for 42 minutes while covering 988 nautical miles. The cruise phase ended 2 miles south of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, where the aircraft initiated its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 31,992 feet to 1,268 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles. The descent phase concluded 4 miles west of Horatio, Arkansas.
The final approach to runway 13L at Dallas Love Field was initiated from the northwest, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 136.0 degrees at an altitude of 778 feet above ground level, 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The aircraft landed on the 2,238-meter runway, with a touchdown distance of 99 meters, slightly above the target threshold speed of 141 knots. The touchdown speed of 139 knots was fast, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -839 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, deviating 4.2 meters from the centerline. Following a smooth runway rollout alignment, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in one minute, covering less than one nautical mile. The total flight distance of 1,215 nautical miles was achieved in 76 minutes, utilizing 6,938 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 13L at KDAL Dallas Love Field with a score of 90.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north west, aligning with the heading of 136.0° at 2 nautical miles and 778 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height allowing for a smooth transition to the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 141 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was notable for its short touchdown distance of 99 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was faster than desired, resulting in a very heavy touchdown rate of -839 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.2 meters, which may have contributed to the high touchdown rate. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 33°C and a 10-knot wind at 160°, resulted in a 4-knot crosswind and a 9-knot headwind.
The total landing distance of 869 meters was 39% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short rollout. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with the aircraft meeting most of the desired performance criteria. However, the high touchdown rate and slight misalignment from the centreline may require further attention to improve the landing quality.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values