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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,895 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,895 m of the 3,082 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 721 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an MD-88, then departed from runway 30 at LEBB Bilbao Airport in Spain. The takeoff distance was 920 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 360°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LEBB Bilbao Airport. The climb took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 78 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,149 feet above sea level to 30,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,850 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 11 miles northwest of Lit-et-Mixe in France and lasted for 276 minutes, covering a distance of 351 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Crillon in France, where the aircraft descended from 31,197 feet above sea level to 12,673 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,524 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 73 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began overhead Rieulay in France and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. The enroute descent started again, this time overhead Bambrugge in Belgium, where the aircraft descended from 11,833 feet above sea level to 2,887 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,946 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile southeast of Aarschot in Belgium and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent started once more, this time overhead Rotselaar in Belgium, where the aircraft descended from 2,785 feet above sea level to 1,411 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,374 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25L at EBBR Brussels Airport was made from the east, heading 250.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,256 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25L, which had a length of 3,082 meters. The threshold height at 71 feet above ground level was well above target, and the threshold speed was good at 132 knots. The touchdown point was 300 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was also good at -166 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 248°. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 11 knots. The total landing distance was 1,810 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 594 nautical miles, and the flight took 118 minutes. The aircraft used 5,774 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The MD-88 aircraft successfully landed at Brussels Airport (EBBR) on runway 25L, achieving a score of 89.5%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 250.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,256 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with the threshold height being well above the target, indicating a safe margin for the aircraft to touch down. The threshold speed was also good, at 132 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. The touchdown point was 300 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance, and the touchdown speed was good at 122 knots.
The touchdown rate was also good, at -166 feet per minute (fpm), which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 4°C and a headwind of 11 knots at 248°.
The total landing distance was 1,810 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and stop within a safe distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely and stop within a safe distance. The performance of the aircraft and the crew was satisfactory, and the landing was completed without any issues.
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