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Work on the flare
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 5,957 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,957 ft of the 10,560 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,060 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 10R at Portland International Airport (KPDX). The takeoff distance was 7,520 feet, which accounted for 68% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 77°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 300°. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a tailwind of 3 knots. The enroute climb started shortly after takeoff, 1 mile north of Maywood Park, Oregon. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,044 feet above sea level to 35,525 feet, an increase of 34,481 feet, in 28 minutes and covering a distance of 190 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northwest of the Fishback Heliport Banks (9OR7) in Oregon. This phase lasted for 78 minutes and covered a distance of 572 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 16 miles southwest of the Valle Grand Canyon (40G) in Arizona. The descent from 36,323 feet to 7,307 feet took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Paradise Valley, Arizona, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The descent phase resumed, starting 4 miles northwest of Falcon Field Mesa (KFFZ) in Arizona. The aircraft descended from 7,250 feet to 2,407 feet in 5 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) was made from the east, with a heading of 270.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 26, which had a length of 10,560 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was 719 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -117 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 81°F.
The total landing distance was 5,716 feet, which accounted for 54% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 908 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 149 minutes. The aircraft used 16,534 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) with a score of 98.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 142 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 719 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot. However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was a bit faster than the recommended speed, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking force to slow down the aircraft. Despite this, the touchdown rate was smooth at -117 feet per minute (fpm), which suggests that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F, which is relatively mild and should not have affected the landing.
The total landing distance of 5,716 feet was 54% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and successfully brought the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was successful, with a high score of 98.1%. However, the pilots may need to work on reducing the touchdown speed to improve the landing performance.
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