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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,916 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,916 m of the 2,350 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 353 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 03L at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW). The takeoff distance was 1,072 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 7°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 180°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 13 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of KDTW, rising from 1,654 feet above sea level to 2,469 feet in 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles west of Taylor, Michigan, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 1 mile north of Allen Park, Michigan, which took it from 2,621 feet to 34,034 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 71 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued 2 miles southwest of the Deshler Municipal Landing Strip in Deshler, Ohio, and lasted for 37 minutes, covering 240 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile northeast of Magnolia, Kentucky, descending from 34,617 feet to 12,366 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Gamaliel, Kentucky, and lasted for 22 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began another enroute descent overhead Gamaliel, descending from 12,366 feet to 6,099 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Castalian Springs, Tennessee, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final enroute descent 4 miles south of the Music City Exec Gallatin airport in Gallatin, Tennessee, descending from 6,043 feet to 1,866 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 20R at Nashville International Airport (KBNA) was made from the north, with a heading of 197.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,251 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 20R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 352 meters. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above target at 141 knots, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -945 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.7 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 18.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 350°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 423 nautical miles, taking 89 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,888 kilograms of fuel.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 20R at KBNA Nashville International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 197.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,251 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a slight tailwind of 9 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's performance during the landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target speed of 147 knots, at 141 knots. This resulted in a relatively heavy touchdown rate of -945 feet per minute (fpm), which is significantly higher than the typical touchdown rate. The touchdown distance of 352 meters was within the acceptable range, but the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.7 meters from the centerline. This misalignment may have been caused by the pilot's failure to maintain the correct heading or by the aircraft's response to the crosswind.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 350°. The crosswind component was relatively light at 4 knots, but the tailwind component of 9 knots may have affected the aircraft's performance. The total landing distance of 1,843 meters was 78% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again misaligned by 18.2 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, possibly due to the aircraft's response to the crosswind or the pilot's failure to apply the correct braking technique.
Overall, the landing was not perfect, but the aircraft was able to come to a stop safely within the designated runway area. However, the pilot's performance during the landing could be improved by addressing the issues related to the touchdown rate, runway alignment, and rollout alignment.
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