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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,797 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 573 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 25 at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,363 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots coming from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Morawica in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,772 feet above sea level to 34,961 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,188 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles south east of Wegrow in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. This cruise phase lasted for 40 minutes and covered a distance of 271 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 16 miles north of Ostseebad Prerow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The descent took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 119 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 35,130 feet above sea level to 2,780 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,350 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles north of Vejle in the Region Syddanmark, Denmark. This cruise phase was brief, lasting only 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Jelling in the Region Syddanmark, Denmark. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 2,545 feet above sea level to 1,525 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,020 feet.
The final approach to runway 27 at EKBI Billund Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 267.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 2,797 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 152 knots.
The touchdown point was 153 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 145 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -130 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots coming from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 15 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,430 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 521 nautical miles, and the flight took 99 minutes. The aircraft used 4,159 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at EKBI Billund Airport, achieving a high score of 98.7%. The final approach to runway 27 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 267.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a slightly above-target threshold speed of 152 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 153 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. However, the touchdown speed of 145 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking force to bring the aircraft to a stop. Fortunately, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -130 feet per minute, which suggests that the pilots maintained good control of the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 15 knots, which the pilots effectively managed during the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The total landing distance of 1,430 meters was 51% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently, with a perfect runway rollout alignment. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilots demonstrating good skills and control during the approach and landing phases of flight.
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