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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,652 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,652 m of the 2,315 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 448 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 16L at KDEN Denver International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,083 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 20 knots at 260 degrees. The crosswind was 20 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. After departing from KDEN, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 32,858 feet above sea level. The climb was a significant increase of 26,518 feet in just 10 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 9 miles north of Wray Mun Wray Airport in Colorado. This phase lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 487 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 2 miles northeast of Hazleton in Iowa. The descent was a decrease of 31,100 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 36 at KMSN Dane County Regional Truax Field from the south. The aircraft was heading at 2.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 36, which had a length of 2,315 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 153 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 449 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 148 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -242 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 250 degrees, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 724 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,502 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at KMSN Dane County Regional Truax Field, achieving a score of 94.4%. The final approach to runway 36 was initiated from the south, with a heading of 2.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 153 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed. The touchdown distance of 449 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 148 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -242 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 250°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,580 meters was 68% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as pilot error or aircraft performance.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a high score of 94.4%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and runway alignment, which may be addressed in future training or aircraft performance evaluations.
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