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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 7,338 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 7,338 ft of the 10,014 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,251 ft 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A300, then departed from runway 15 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport, with a takeoff distance of 4,087 feet, which accounted for 72% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from KBUR, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft from 1,676 feet above sea level to 34,954 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,278 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 14 miles northeast of 00CA Goldstone Airport in Barstow, California, and lasted for 169 minutes, covering a distance of 1,389 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles northeast of 2II2 Indian Creek Airport in Mount Vernon, Indiana, and took the aircraft from 35,287 feet above sea level to 3,978 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,308 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, which started 3 miles southwest of Boston, Kentucky, and took the aircraft from 3,964 feet above sea level to 4,416 feet above sea level, an increase of 452 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 3 miles north of Boston, Kentucky, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 1 mile east of 4KY8 Shady Acres Airport in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, and took the aircraft from 4,626 feet above sea level to 1,781 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,845 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35L at KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 344.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,272 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 35L, which had a length of 10,014 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 146 knots.
The touchdown point was 894 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -167 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 320°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 7,081 feet, which accounted for 71% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,638 nautical miles, and the flight took 227 minutes. The aircraft used 40,844 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A300 successfully landed on runway 35L at KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, achieving a score of 95.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 344.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 10,014 feet, providing ample space for the aircraft to touch down safely.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 146 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for a smoother landing.
The touchdown point was 894 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was also faster than the target speed, indicating that the aircraft may have been able to slow down more quickly if necessary. The touchdown rate of -167 feet per minute (fpm) was good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly off-center. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its direction and speed after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from 320°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions would have made the landing relatively straightforward, with minimal challenges for the pilots to contend with. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as maintaining a more accurate approach path and slowing down more quickly after touchdown.
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