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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,509 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 579 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34L at KDEN Denver International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,741 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 27 knots from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 26 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles northwest of KDEN Denver International Airport and climbing from an altitude of 6,365 feet above sea level to 36,889 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,525 feet in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 168 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south of Trenton, Nebraska. This phase lasted for 109 minutes and covered a distance of 949 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 8 miles north of Mannington, West Virginia, and descending from an altitude of 36,407 feet above sea level to 5,343 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,065 feet in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 133 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 3 miles northeast of Bull Run Mountain Estates, Virginia, and lasting for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Independent Hill, Virginia, and descending from an altitude of 3,950 feet above sea level to 1,594 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,356 feet in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01R at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 1.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 01R, which had a length of 3,509 meters. The threshold height at 65 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 146 knots.
The touchdown point was 141 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 142 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -304 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 330 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,379 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 12 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,293 nautical miles, taking 187 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,946 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport on runway 01R. The final approach was initiated from the south, with a heading of 1.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and the results showed a score of 89.3%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with the threshold height being above the target at 65 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was significantly higher than the target at 146 knots, indicating that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or that the pilots may have been applying too much power. Despite this, the touchdown point was 141 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 142 knots was also faster than the target, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -304 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have been touching down with a bit too much energy, which could have put additional stress on the landing gear and potentially affected the overall safety of the landing.
On a positive note, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots had excellent control over the aircraft's descent and alignment with the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were also favorable, with a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 13 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was relatively minor at 6 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 1,379 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilots had excellent control over the aircraft's deceleration and alignment with the runway after touchdown.
Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the target performance, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, and the pilots demonstrated excellent control and skill during the landing.
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