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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 3.2°, 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 1,611 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 401 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 08 at the Albuquerque International Sunport in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The takeoff distance was 1,789 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and winds of 7 knots at 322 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the tailwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of the Albuquerque International Sunport and continued for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 6,369 feet above sea level to 34,062 feet, an increase of 27,693 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles east of the Doolittle Ranch Airport in Watrous, New Mexico. This phase lasted for 44 minutes and covered a distance of 679 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 6 miles southwest of Wayland, Missouri. The descent from 33,844 feet to 5,864 feet took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 165 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles west of Minooka, Illinois, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The descent phase that followed started 2 miles southeast of Lemont, Illinois, and took 2 minutes to descend from 5,511 feet to 3,791 feet, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Burbank, Illinois, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final descent phase started 1 mile south of West Englewood, Illinois, and took 3 minutes to descend from 3,498 feet to 1,402 feet, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22L at the Chicago Midway International Airport was made from the northeast, heading 221.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 790 feet above ground level. The landing on the runway was successful, with a touchdown distance of 404 meters and a touchdown speed of 135 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -201 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius and winds of 9 knots at 200 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 997 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was 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 980 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 88 minutes. The aircraft used 4,898 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) on runway 22L. The final approach was initiated from the northeast, heading 221.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 790 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, achieving a score of 98.7%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 141 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed. The touchdown distance of 404 meters was also within the expected range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -201 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.3 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the aircraft's landing performance.
Overall, the Boeing 737-MAX8 demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its landing at Chicago Midway International Airport, with a score of 98.7%. While there were some minor deviations in the approach and touchdown, the aircraft's performance was generally smooth and controlled, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
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