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Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 277 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,565 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,565 ft of the 7,940 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,434 ft 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 2,914 feet, which was 28% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 4 knots at 100 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots. After departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 62 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,086 feet above sea level to 23,988 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 41 miles southeast of North Key Largo, Florida. This cruise phase lasted 40 minutes and covered a distance of 317 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 57 miles southwest of Niquero, Cuba. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 78 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 24,053 feet to 3,128 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Lucea, Jamaica. This cruise phase lasted only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Sandy Bay, Jamaica. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 2,679 feet to 1,296 feet.
The final approach to runway 07 at Sangster International Airport (MKJS) was made from the southwest, heading 65.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,280 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 07, which had a length of 7,940 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,075 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -240 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 2 knots at 100 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,306 feet, which was 67% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 476 nautical miles, and the flight took 90 minutes. The aircraft used 10,053 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at MKJS Sangster International Airport, with a final approach score of 89.1%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southwest, heading 65.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 7,940 feet. The threshold height at 73 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft had a good amount of altitude to spare before touching down. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly fast during the approach.
The touchdown point was located 1,075 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was also a little fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been able to slow down more quickly during the rollout. The touchdown rate of -240 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 100°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which helped to slow down the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance of 5,306 feet was 67% of the runway length, which is a relatively long distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path during the rollout. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a high score of 89.1%.
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