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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 36 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 36 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 36 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,078 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 508 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from London Stansted Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft reached the end of runway 22, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,687-meter-long runway, which was utilized at 61% of its length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 156 knots, overcoming the local wind conditions of 3 knots at 9 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of London Stansted Airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Birchanger, Essex, increasing its altitude from 1,286 feet above sea level to 4,021 feet above sea level in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise 1 mile north west of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, maintaining a steady altitude for 3 minutes while covering 14 nautical miles. The aircraft continued its climb to a cruising altitude of 35,004 feet above sea level, 1 mile north of Cottered, Hertfordshire, in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 139 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise, lasting 105 minutes, while covering a distance of 820 nautical miles, 28 miles south of Seaford, East Sussex.
As the aircraft began its descent 79 miles south west of Ponza, Italy, it started its enroute descent from 34,999 feet above sea level to 1,342 feet above sea level in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated its final approach to runway 20 at Falcone-Borsellino Airport, landing on the 2,078-meter-long runway at a speed of 142 knots, slightly above the target threshold speed. The aircraft touched down 96 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown rate of -185 feet per minute. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 1,108 nautical miles, taking 166 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,986 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 20 at LICJ Falcone–Borsellino Airport with a threshold height that met expectations. However, the threshold speed of 148 kt was slightly above the target, indicating a slight over-rotation during the flare. The aircraft made contact with the runway surface at a speed of 142 kt, which was a little faster than desired. Despite this, the touchdown rate of -185 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown point was located 96 m beyond the touchdown zone, which was a minor deviation from the ideal landing spot. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 4.7 m from the centreline, although the rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and a light headwind of 2 kt, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,312 m was 63% of the runway length, which was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was considered to be of high quality, with a score of 98.5%. The minor deviations from the ideal landing spot and slightly fast touchdown speed were the only areas for improvement.
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