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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,747 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 96 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.91 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the departure roll from runway 28 at TLPL Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia. The A10C Thunderbolt II aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 760 meters, which was 29% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 216 knots, and the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,034 feet above sea level to 1,727 feet above sea level, an increase of 693 feet in just 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. This initial climb phase was followed by a brief period of level flight before the aircraft began its first descent, which started 3 miles east of Soufriere. The descent from 1,636 feet above sea level to 291 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,345 feet in 2 minutes, covered a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 1 mile east of TLPC George F. L. Charles Airport in Castries. The climb from 280 feet above sea level to 4,613 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,333 feet in 2 minutes, covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 40 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started 4 miles north of Gros Islet and took the aircraft from 4,613 feet above sea level to 9,171 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,558 feet in 4 minutes, while covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 8 miles southwest of Sainte-Luce in Martinique. The descent from 9,271 feet above sea level to 144 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,126 feet in 4 minutes, covered a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, flying from the west at a heading of 81.0 degrees and an altitude of 135 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 10, which had a length of 2,747 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed at 139 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 95 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,507 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 272 degrees.
The total landing distance was 486 meters, which was 18% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The total flight distance was 52 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 12 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 1,580 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The A10C Thunderbolt II aircraft successfully landed at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.9%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 81.0° at an altitude of 135 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 136 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed of 139 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 95 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -1,507 feet per minute (fpm) was deemed very heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have been descending at a steeper angle than intended.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.7 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 272°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the tailwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 486 meters was 18% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, such as the slightly fast touchdown speed and heavy touchdown rate, the A10C Thunderbolt II aircraft was able to successfully land at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport with a good score of 85.9%.
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