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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,647 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,647 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 469 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 26 at Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (EPKT). The takeoff distance was 1,318 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 110°.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,964 feet above sea level (asl) to 34,011 ft asl, an increase of 32,047 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 81 nautical miles. The climb started overhead Ozarowice in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered 36 nautical miles. This cruise phase started 2 miles north-east of Szczodre in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 34,035 ft asl to 8,015 ft asl, a decrease of 26,020 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles. The descent started 2 miles south-west of Radoszyce in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. After the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles. This cruise phase started 2 miles south-east of Maerkisch Buchholz in Brandenburg, Germany.
The final descent phase began 4 miles south-east of Bestensee in Brandenburg, Germany, and the aircraft descended from 8,009 ft asl to 1,479 ft asl, a decrease of 6,530 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 24L at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (EDDB) from the east, heading 249.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,317 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 24L was successful, with a touchdown point 49 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 139 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -344 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 3°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 140°.
The total landing distance was 1,561 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking from the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 244 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 69 minutes. The aircraft used 3,086 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport on runway 24L, achieving a high score of 98.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 249.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,317 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good precision, and the aircraft landed on the runway with a very good threshold height.
The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 138 kt, registering at 139 kt. However, the touchdown point was 49 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 132 kt was a bit faster than the desired speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -344 feet per minute (fpm).
Despite the slight deviations in speed and touchdown point, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 5 kt from a direction of 140°. The crosswind component was 5 kt, while the tailwind component was 2 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,561 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with good precision and control, resulting in a high score of 98.4%.
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