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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 1,644 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,644 m of the 2,993 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 527 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 area to the runway, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 14L at Cologne Bonn Airport (EDDK), with a takeoff distance of 1,509 meters, which was 40% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 18 knots at 249°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Cologne Bonn Airport. The climb took 16 minutes to reach a height of 32,121 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,793 feet from the initial altitude of 1,329 feet. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 88 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began, lasting 7 minutes and covering 57 nautical miles, with the aircraft flying overhead Borgentreich in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The enroute descent started 1 mile south west of Broitzem in Lower Saxony, Germany, and took 27 minutes to descend from 32,617 feet to 1,443 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,174 feet. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 117 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25R at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (EDDB) was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 249.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 25R was successful, with a total landing distance of 1,560 meters, which was 52% of the runway. The touchdown point was 108 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was firm at -304 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 190°.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 270 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 61 minutes. The aircraft used 2,898 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport, achieving a score of 96.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 249.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 25R, which has a length of 2,993 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 139 kt. The touchdown point was located 108 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 136 kt was also a bit faster than desired, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -304 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.2 meters, which may have contributed to the deviation from the intended touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 9 kt from 190°. The crosswind component was 8 kt, while the headwind component was 5 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,560 meters was 52% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the plane to a stop. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
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