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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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,435 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 478 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 20R at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,111 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of the airport and reaching an altitude of 34,969 feet above sea level. The climb took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 124 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from an initial altitude of 1,032 feet above sea level.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 11 miles west of New Cuyama, California. This phase lasted for 74 minutes and covered a distance of 546 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles northeast of Culp Creek, Oregon. The descent took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 33,331 feet above sea level to 9,194 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of OR40 Dietz Airpark Canby, Oregon. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Stafford, Oregon. The descent took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 8,509 feet above sea level to 892 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 10L at KPDX Portland International Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 118.0 degrees at an altitude of 866 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 10L, which had a length of 2,435 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 143 knots.
The touchdown point was 72 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -320 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 179 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,307 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 790 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 134 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,921 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KPDX Portland International Airport, with a final approach score of 97.0%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the northwest, heading 118.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 866 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 10L, which has a length of 2,435 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 143 knots. This may indicate a slight deviation from the optimal approach speed, but it did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing. The touchdown point was 72 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -320 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's alignment. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment and direction after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 12°C and winds of 8 knots at 179°. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the slight deviation in the touchdown position. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance of 1,307 meters, which is 54% of the runway length.
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