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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 4.5 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 2.6° of bank in the first climb segment and 3.3° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,003 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 323 m 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 02 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY). The takeoff distance was 1,406 meters, which was 66% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 139 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Kenner, Louisiana. The climb from 1,015 feet above sea level to 3,659 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,644 feet, took 1 minute and covered 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles north of Kenner and lasted 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 9 miles southwest of Mandeville, Louisiana, to 33,083 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,982 feet, in 14 minutes and covering 70 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of Franklin, Louisiana, and lasted 16 minutes, covering 105 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 29 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana, and descended from 33,103 feet above sea level to 2,126 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,977 feet, in 25 minutes and covering 114 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northwest of Hilshire Village, Texas, and lasted 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles southwest of Houston, Texas, and descended from 1,896 feet above sea level to 1,477 feet above sea level, a decrease of 419 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13R at William P Hobby Airport (KHOU) was made from the northwest, heading 133.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,430 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 13R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 321 meters and a touchdown speed of 133 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was very hard at -591 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,179 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 322 nautical miles, taking 77 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,148 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The final approach to runway 13R was initiated from the northwest, with a heading of 133.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,430 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 133 kt, which was slightly above the target threshold speed. However, the touchdown distance of 321 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -591 feet per minute (fpm) was quite high, suggesting a hard landing, but this did not seem to affect the overall performance of the aircraft.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 8 kt from a direction of 160°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 kt, while the headwind component was 7 kt, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The runway length at KHOU William P Hobby Airport is 2,003 meters, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to stop safely.
The total landing distance of 1,179 meters was 59% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well under control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good handling characteristics.
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