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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 23 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 2.7°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
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 272 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 420 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 5,091 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,091 ft of the 7,940 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,657 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 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 3,610 feet, which was 34% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 4 knots at 60 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. After departing from KMIA, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 137 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,030 feet above sea level to 35,166 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,136 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 70 miles north of Las Brujas Airport (MUBR) in Cayo Santa Maria, Provincia de Villa Clara, Cuba, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 206 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 28 miles southwest of Santa Cruz del Sur, Provincia de Camagueey, Cuba. The descent took 28 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 35,130 feet above sea level to 1,308 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,821 feet.
The final approach to runway 07 at Sangster International Airport (MKJS) was made from the southwest, heading 65.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,292 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 07, which had a length of 7,940 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 144 knots. The touchdown point was 1,298 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 135 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -329 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 2 knots at 300 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,832 feet, which was 61% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 469 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 94 minutes. The aircraft used 9,167 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at MKJS Sangster International Airport, achieving an overall score of 87.5%. The final approach to runway 07 was conducted from the south-west, with a heading of 65.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with the threshold height being well above the target. However, the threshold speed was good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and adhered to the recommended speed. The touchdown point was 1,298 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance, considering the runway length of 7,940 feet.
The touchdown speed of 135 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -329 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 86°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 300°, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,832 feet was 61% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance, considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and adhered to the recommended alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and adherence to standard procedures. However, there is room for improvement, particularly in terms of achieving the target threshold height.
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