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Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 71 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 71 ft, 26 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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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 1,822 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,822 m of the 2,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 770 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 32 at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas. The takeoff distance was 1,080 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 165 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 35 knots at 330°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft from 975 feet above sea level to 29,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,023 feet in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 85 nautical miles. The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which began 21 miles southeast of Congo Town Airport in the Bahamas and lasted for 38 minutes, covering a distance of 288 nautical miles.
The enroute cruise was interrupted by a descent, which started 36 miles north of Runaway Bay in Jamaica. The descent took the aircraft from 30,000 feet above sea level to 5,491 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,509 feet in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 85 nautical miles. Following the descent, the aircraft began another level cruise, which started 5 miles southeast of Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final descent started 6 miles southwest of Yallahs in Jamaica and took the aircraft from 5,000 feet above sea level to 1,383 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,617 feet in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 30 at Norman Manley International Airport, approaching from the east at a heading of 292.0° and at an altitude of 1,366 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 30 was successful, with the touchdown point being 352 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was also good at -174 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 25°C, with a wind speed of 39 knots at 350°. The crosswind was 33 knots, and the headwind was 21 knots. The total landing distance was 1,739 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 488 nautical miles and took 88 minutes to complete, using 3,396 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at MKJP Norman Manley International Airport, with a final approach score of 88.6%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 292.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,366 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was conducted on runway 30, which has a length of 2,701 meters.
The threshold height at 60 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation in the aircraft's descent. However, the threshold speed was good at 146 knots, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach speed. The touchdown point was 352 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also good, and the touchdown rate of -174 feet per minute (fpm) was within acceptable limits.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°C, with a wind speed of 39 knots from 350°. This resulted in a crosswind of 33 knots and a headwind of 21 knots. Despite these challenging conditions, the pilot successfully managed the aircraft's approach and landing.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline. This deviation was also observed during the runway rollout alignment, where the aircraft was slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline. However, these deviations were relatively minor and did not significantly impact the overall safety of the landing.
Overall, the Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in landing at MKJP Norman Manley International Airport, despite the challenging weather conditions. The pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach speed and touchdown rate, combined with the aircraft's good performance, resulted in a successful landing with a score of 88.6%.
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