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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 51 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 141 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 26 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 682 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 141 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,232 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,232 ft of the 11,537 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,425 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.92 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight took off from Los Angeles International Airport, departing from runway 24L. The Boeing B737-800 aircraft reached liftoff speed of 158 kt after covering less than 1 nm on the runway in 9 minutes. The takeoff distance was 4,476 ft, which is 47% of the runway.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,040 ft to 32,004 ft, an increase of 30,964 ft, in 12 minutes and covering 82 nm. This climb phase started after passing 1 mile north of El Segundo, California.
The first cruise level was achieved 9 miles northeast of Crawford Airport near Santa Ynez, California, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering 122 nm. The aircraft then began its initial descent 11 miles southwest of Clark Ranch Airport near Soledad, California, from a cruise altitude of 31,497 ft to 1,769 ft, a decrease of 29,728 ft, in 24 minutes and covering 78 nm.
After a brief level cruise phase over Palo Alto, California, lasting 5 minutes, the aircraft covered 11 nm before continuing its descent. The final approach was made to runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport from the south east, with a heading of 297.0° at an altitude of 4 nm and 1,530 ft above ground level.
The landing was executed on runway 28R, which is 11,537 ft in length. The threshold height at 152 ft above ground level was found to be excessively over target, but the threshold speed was maintained at 139 kt, which is good. The touchdown point was located 1,144 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was at 127 kt, which is good.
However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -628 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11 ft. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 5,050 ft, which accounts for 44% of the runway.
Following the landing, the flight taxied to the parking from the runway in 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. In total, the flight had a distance of 300 nm and lasted 67 minutes, using 7,237 lbs of fuel.
A Boeing B737-800 aircraft successfully landed at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) on runway 28R, but with some areas for improvement. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 297.0°, at an altitude of 1,530 feet above ground level (agl) and 4 nautical miles (nm) away from the runway. The pilot maintained good airspeed speed, coming in at 139 knots during the final approach. However, the pilot deviated from the target, touching down 1,144 feet beyond the touchdown zone.
The touchdown speed of 127 knots was within the acceptable limits, and the pilot displayed good control during the landing. However, the touchdown rate was heavy, coming in at -628 feet per minute (fpm). This could indicate an opportunity to adjust the aircraft's descent rate to achieve a smoother landing.
The aircraft touched down slightly off-centerline, deviating by 11 feet from the runway's centerline. The pilot's runway rollout alignment was excellent, showing good control of the aircraft's trajectory after landing. The total landing distance of 5,050 feet was 44% of the runway's length, which is relatively standard. Considering the runway's length of 11,537 feet, this distance falls within the expected range.
Local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 69 °F. While some aspects of the landing may require adjustment, the pilot and crew achieved a stable and controlled touchdown, with the potential for future refinement to achieve even smoother landings. Overall, this landing demonstrates the standard operational capabilities of the Boeing B737-800 aircraft.
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