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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.8°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 248 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 391 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 6,218 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,218 ft of the 11,316 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,841 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 to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 12R at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún, Mexico. The takeoff distance was 3,949 feet, which was 34% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 94°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 140°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles southeast of MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún. The climb took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,012 feet above sea level to 6,991 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. This phase began 7 miles southeast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 7,531 feet to 29,037 feet, an increase of 21,506 feet in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 84 nautical miles. This climb phase started 4 miles northeast of Isla Mujeres.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 34 minutes and covered a distance of 266 nautical miles. This phase began 88 miles northeast of Isla Mujeres. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 7 miles southeast of Stock Island, Florida. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 107 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 29,083 feet to 1,285 feet.
The final approach to runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 87.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,264 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 11,316 feet. The threshold height at 58 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 144 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,483 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -330 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 90°. The crosswind component was 0 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,960 feet, which was 53% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 487 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 88 minutes. The aircraft used 9,372 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 09, achieving a score of 90.3%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was characterized by a threshold height that was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal approach path. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 144 knots, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,483 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -330 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was deemed very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 82°F and a gentle headwind of 4 knots from a direction of 90°. The crosswind component was negligible, with a speed of 0 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the successful landing.
The total landing distance of 5,960 feet was 53% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown parameters. The pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach speed and align the aircraft with the runway during the rollout phase were notable strengths.
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