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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 12°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 4.1 ft, 7.2 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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 2,295 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 364 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 15R at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,750 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 171 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and winds of 7 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb began 2 miles south of Winthrop, Massachusetts, and involved a significant ascent from 818 feet above sea level to 37,127 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,309 feet in 23 minutes and covering 159 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 85 miles southeast of KACK Nantucket Memorial Airport. This phase lasted for 170 minutes and covered a distance of 1,276 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 29 miles north of R095 British Virgin Static Carrier and involved a descent from 37,538 feet above sea level to 1,324 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,213 feet in 19 minutes and covering 106 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 81.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,303 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 10 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 367 meters. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above target at 142 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -516 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and winds of 14 knots at 90 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 14 knots. The total landing distance was 1,342 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 1,550 nautical miles and lasted for 226 minutes, using 9,511 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, achieving a score of 95.5%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 81.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,303 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 10, which has a length of 2,295 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 knots, which is a relatively high speed for a landing. The touchdown distance of 367 meters was considered good, but the touchdown speed of 142 knots was faster than desired. The touchdown rate of -516 feet per minute (fpm) was very hard, indicating a high rate of descent.
Despite the slightly above-target threshold speed and hard touchdown rate, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 90°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance of 1,342 meters was 58% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the target parameters.
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