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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,663 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,663 m of the 3,987 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 186 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A380 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at John F Kennedy International Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 22R, with a takeoff distance of 1,604 meters, which was 61% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 28°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 190°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 11 knots. After departing from New York, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Arverne, and climbed from 1,016 feet above sea level to 36,511 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,495 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 148 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and lasted for 28 minutes, covering a distance of 839 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 6 miles southeast of Goulds, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and climbed from 35,157 feet above sea level to 37,065 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,908 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 69 miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and lasted for 83 minutes, covering a distance of 2,346 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of Assamstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, and descended from 37,098 feet above sea level to 2,759 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,339 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26L at Munich Airport was from the east, with a heading of 263.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a total landing distance of 1,588 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 142 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -453 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 360°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 8 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 3,522 nautical miles, taking 173 minutes, and the aircraft used 90,175 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A380 has successfully landed at EDDM Munich Airport, achieving a score of 96.4%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 263.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 26L, which has a length of 3,987 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 143 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 186 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -453 feet per minute (fpm). This could potentially put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may require further investigation to determine the cause.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading or a miscalculation of the approach path. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 360°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots, making the landing conditions relatively straightforward. Overall, the landing was successful, but the slightly fast touchdown speed and hard touchdown rate may require further attention to ensure that the aircraft is operated safely and efficiently.
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