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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 5,555 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,555 ft of the 8,405 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,738 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 area to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 31L at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) in New York. The takeoff distance was 3,714 feet, which was 40% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 163 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KJFK, it encountered local weather conditions of 60°F temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 314°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KJFK and continued for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 81 nautical miles and increasing the altitude from 1,096 feet above sea level to 34,024 feet above sea level, a total increase of 32,927 feet.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 12 miles south-east of Brigantine, New Jersey. This phase lasted for 110 minutes and covered a distance of 793 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 15 miles north-east of ZC04 West Palm Beach Carrier - CVN76 in Florida. The descent phase lasted for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles and decreasing the altitude from 34,083 feet above sea level to 1,299 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 32,785 feet.
The final approach to runway 12 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was made from the north-west, with a heading of 120.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 12, which had a length of 8,405 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 135 knots. However, the touchdown point was 368 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 129 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -164 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 88°F temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 5,285 feet, which was 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 28 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 957 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 161 minutes. The aircraft used 15,111 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) with a score of 96.8%. The final approach to runway 12 was initiated from the northwest, heading 120.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed of 135 knots was also satisfactory.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 368 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was a bit faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -164 feet per minute (fpm) was still within acceptable limits, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was controlled.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 88°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 110°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance of 5,285 feet was 63% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient space to come to a stop.
One area for improvement was the runway rollout alignment, which was slightly misaligned by 28 feet from the centerline. This may have been due to the pilot's reaction to the slightly fast touchdown speed or other factors. Nevertheless, the overall performance of the aircraft and the pilot was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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