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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 2,095 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,095 m of the 3,100 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 679 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 24 at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,386 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Aalsmeerderbrug in the province of Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. The climb took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 137 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,035 feet above sea level to 37,062 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Montay in the Hauts-de-France region of France. This phase lasted for 32 minutes and covered a distance of 239 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, beginning 2 miles southwest of La Chatre-Langlin in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 123 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 37,644 feet to 1,416 feet.
The final approach to runway 23 at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 225.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 3,100 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 149 knots.
The touchdown point was 261 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 143 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -199 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,012 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 507 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 91 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,616 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, with a final approach score of 91.3%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 3,100 meters. The threshold height at 64 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the threshold. The threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 149 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly high touchdown speed.
The touchdown point was 261 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively short distance. However, the touchdown speed of 143 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been able to touch down earlier and with a lower speed. The touchdown rate of -199 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly and smoothly after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions were relatively calm and did not pose a significant challenge to the landing.
The total landing distance was 2,012 meters, which is 65% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly and smoothly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a straight and stable path after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, with a high score of 91.3%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and distance, which may be addressed in future training or operations.
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