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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Work on the flare
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,747 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 562 m 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 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 10L at KPBI Palm Beach International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,122 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 25°C and winds of 2 knots at 219°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the tailwind was 1 knot. After departing from KPBI, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of the airport and climbing from 1,022 feet above sea level to 38,673 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,651 feet in 40 minutes, covering a distance of 281 nautical miles.
The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which started 5 miles northwest of MYCB New Bight Airport Cat Island and lasted for 182 minutes, covering a distance of 905 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 37 miles southwest of Baillif, Guadeloupe, and descending from 39,068 feet above sea level to 2,157 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,910 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The enroute descent was followed by another level cruise, which started 9 miles west of Fort-de-France, Martinique, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, approaching from the west at a heading of 80.0° and at an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 2,747 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 137 knots. The touchdown point was 146 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 125 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -123 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 28°C and winds of 5 knots at 90°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,059 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 1 minute to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,297 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 185 minutes. The aircraft used 7,076 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, achieving a high score of 96.9%. The final approach to runway 10 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 80.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 137 knots. The touchdown point was located 146 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 125 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -123 feet per minute was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters, which is a minor issue. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,059 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the landing and rollout phases. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft performed well in the challenging conditions.
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