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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,230 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 903 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 14R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, a movement that required 11 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 14R, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 4,709 ft, representing 35 % of the runway, and lifted off at 150 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 80 °F, wind from 030° at 5 kt, a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tail-wind component.
The climb commenced 1 mile south-east of Barajas, with the airplane climbing from 2,932 ft asl to 36,007 ft asl, an altitude gain of 33,075 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 125 nm.
The first level cruise began 5 miles north-west of Banos de Valdearados and persisted for 78 minutes, during which 612 nm were flown.
Descent operations started 24 miles south of Kilmore Quay, with the aircraft descending from 35,672 ft asl to 7,381 ft asl, a loss of 28,291 ft over 14 minutes and a distance of 89 nm.
A brief cruise segment followed, initiating 1 mile south-west of Kilbride, lasting 5 minutes and covering 19 nm.
Subsequent descent began 1 mile west of Allenwood Cross Roads, with altitude decreasing from 6,777 ft asl to 1,683 ft asl, a reduction of 5,094 ft in 7 minutes while traveling 24 nm.
The final approach to runway 10L at EIDW Dublin Airport was conducted from the west, on a heading of 95.0°, at 4 nm and 1,460 ft agl.
Landing on runway 10L, which is 9,249 ft long, was executed with a threshold speed of 135 kt. Touchdown occurred at 130 kt, 906 ft down the runway, with a vertical speed of minus 258 fpm. The total landing distance measured 4,375 ft, equivalent to 47 % of the runway, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good; local weather remained temperature 80 °F, wind 5 kt from 030°, a 5 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment, completing the landing phase without deviation.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 877 nm, required 139 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 12,784 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 established a final approach to runway 10L at Dublin Airport from the west, tracking a heading of 95.0° at 4 nm and 1,460 ft agl. Local weather was 80 °F with wind 5 kt from 30°, providing a 5 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt headwind component.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 135 kt, indicating the aircraft was correctly configured for landing.
Touchdown occurred 906 ft down the runway at a speed of 130 kt, both described as good, while the vertical speed was fair at minus 258 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 4,375 ft, representing 47 % of the 9,249 ft runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Maintain the excellent speed and alignment performance, but aim to reduce the touchdown vertical speed toward a more optimal value to convert the fair rate to good, thereby further refining an already high-scoring landing.
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