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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 1.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 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 324 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 13C at Chicago Midway International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,023 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 150 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead West Lawn, Illinois. The climb took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 107 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,638 feet above sea level to 33,586 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,948 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of White Heath, Illinois. This phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 606 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 12 miles southwest of Leesville, Louisiana. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 149 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 33,998 feet above sea level to 2,017 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,981 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northwest of Bunker Hill Village, Texas. This phase lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 13R at William P Hobby Airport, which was located to the northwest. The approach was made from an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing was made on runway 13R, which had a length of 2,003 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 147 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 327 meters, but the touchdown speed of 141 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -209 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 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 150 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,118 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 886 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 67 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,518 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, with a final approach score of 99.8%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the northwest, heading 134.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was able to land safely on runway 13R, which has a length of 2,003 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a safe altitude during the approach. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 146 kt, coming in at 147 kt. This minor deviation from the target speed did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The touchdown distance was reported as good, with the aircraft touching down at a distance of 327 meters from the threshold. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, coming in at 141 kt. This may have contributed to a slightly higher touchdown rate of -209 feet per minute (fpm), which was reported as fair. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as follows: a temperature of 19°C, with a wind speed of 12 kt from a direction of 150°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 kt and a headwind of 12 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance was reported as 1,118 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was also reported as perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled rollout after touchdown. Overall, the landing was reported as successful, with a high score of 99.8%.
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