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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 1.3°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 19 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 19 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 19 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
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 2,156 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,156 m of the 2,977 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 806 m 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 04 at LZIB M. R. Štefánik Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,390 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 1 °C and a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Ivanka pri Dunaji (Bratislava, Slovakia). The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,481 feet above sea level to 32,432 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,951 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of Ramsau (Niederoesterreich, Austria). This phase lasted for 38 minutes and covered a distance of 234 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles south east of LIQM Aviosuperficie Passo del Tonale Ponte di Legno (Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy). The descent took 27 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 32,842 feet above sea level to 2,021 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,820 feet.
The final approach to runway 35R at LIMC Milan Malpensa International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 349.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 35R, which had a length of 2,977 meters. The threshold height at 69 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 142 knots. The touchdown point was 389 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was good, and a touchdown rate of 37 feet per minute, which was perfect.
However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7 °C and a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 100°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 2,073 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.8 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 390 nautical miles, which was covered in 94 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,981 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Milan Malpensa International Airport (LIMC) on runway 35R. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 349.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good speed of 142 knots during the approach, meeting the target threshold speed.
However, the threshold height at 69 feet agl was above the target, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's descent. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of 37 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
The touchdown point was located 389 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The crosswind and tailwind conditions were minimal, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 100°.
The total landing distance of 2,073 meters was 70% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.2 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.8 meters from the centerline. These deviations suggest that the aircraft may have been slightly off-center during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations in terms of threshold height and runway alignment. The pilot's performance was good, and the aircraft's systems performed as expected.
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