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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 1,398 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,398 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 91 m touchdown sits inside 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 21 at PHLI Lihue Airport in Hawaii, United States. The takeoff distance was 1,422 meters, which accounted for 74% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Lihue. The climb took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 181 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,102 feet above sea level to 34,921 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,819 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 22 miles south of Wailea, Hawaii. This phase lasted for 169 minutes and covered a distance of 2,113 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting at a latitude of -14.5559976 and a longitude of -150.9961188. The descent took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 133 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,917 feet above sea level to 2,016 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,901 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 10 miles south of BR02 in Iles Sous-le-Vent, French Polynesia. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07 at NTTR Raiatea Airport, which was located to the west. The aircraft was heading at an angle of 83.0 degrees and was 4 nautical miles away from the runway at an altitude of 1,442 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 07 at NTTR Raiatea Airport was successful, with a runway length of 1,398 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots. The touchdown distance was 91 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -610 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.1 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 2 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 677 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 2,441 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 216 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 16,472 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at NTTR Raiatea Airport, achieving a score of 95.8%. The final approach to runway 07 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 83.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,442 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a heavy touchdown rate of -610 feet per minute. This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or jolt upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.1 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a light wind of 2 knots from a direction of 2°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind. The total landing distance of 677 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were a few areas for improvement, including the slightly fast touchdown speed and the heavy touchdown rate. However, the aircraft's performance was generally good, and the pilot's skills were demonstrated through the perfect runway rollout alignment.
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