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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 813 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking to the runway, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then took off from runway 31L at UGGG Lochini, with a takeoff distance of 1,876 meters, which was 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots, and the aircraft climbed to a height of 34,602 feet above sea level.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft started 1 mile north west of UGTB Tbilisi International Airport and climbed from 2,649 feet to 34,602 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles. The climb was a significant increase of 31,953 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 1 mile east of Ochkhamuri and lasted for 72 minutes, covering a distance of 483 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 20 miles north west of Eregli, where the aircraft descended from 35,047 feet to 10,002 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 7 miles south of Sile and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 46 nautical miles. The descent started 3 miles north west of LTGE Gemlik Airfield, where the aircraft descended from 9,814 feet to 3,861 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 19 miles south of Beylikduezue and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The descent started 7 miles south west of Adalar, where the aircraft descended from 3,858 feet to 1,797 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06L at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport was from the south west, with a heading of 64.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,482 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 393 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 130 knots, which was good, but the touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 20 degrees. The crosswind was 10 knots, and the headwind was also 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,277 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 793 nautical miles, which was covered in 144 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,601 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, with a score of 86.6%. The final approach to runway 06L was initiated from the southwest, heading 64.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,482 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold speed of 140 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
However, the threshold height at 62 feet agl was above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown point was 393 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft touched down with a moderate rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 20°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was also 10 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the aircraft's landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,277 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centerline. These minor deviations from the ideal alignment suggest that the aircraft's landing was not perfectly aligned with the runway centerline.
Overall, the Airbus A321 aircraft's landing at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport was successful, with a score of 86.6%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and landing performance, the aircraft's touchdown speed, touchdown rate, and landing distance were all within acceptable ranges.
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