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Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 115 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 38 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 338 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 115 kt, keeping it there through 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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,187 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 354 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 07 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,205 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 350 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Villeneuve-le-Roi, located in the Ile-de-France region of France. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,306 feet above sea level to 31,588 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,282 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Villaines-la-Juhel, located in the Pays de la Loire region of France. This phase lasted for 54 minutes and covered a distance of 380 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 5 miles southwest of Cudillero, located in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 32,001 feet above sea level to 2,529 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,472 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 101 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles north of Arteixo, located in the Galicia region of Spain. This phase lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 03 at LECO A Coruña Airport was made from the southwest, heading 29.0 degrees at an altitude of 452 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 03 at LECO A Coruña Airport was successful, with a runway length of 2,187 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 112 knots. The touchdown distance was 354 meters, and the touchdown speed was 101 knots, both of which were good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -430 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 30 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 16 knots. The total landing distance was 878 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 605 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 111 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,983 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ85 aircraft successfully landed on runway 03 at LECO A Coruña Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. The aircraft's final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 29.0° at 1 nautical mile and 452 feet above ground level (agl). This positioning allowed the pilot to maintain a stable and controlled descent onto the runway.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 112 knots being achieved. The touchdown distance of 354 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's descent and speed. However, the touchdown rate of -430 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the pilot may have applied a slightly higher rate of descent than necessary.
One notable aspect of the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 9.4 meters. This deviation from the ideal touchdown position may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error, but it did not appear to significantly impact the overall safety or performance of the landing. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, being off-centerline by 7.8 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a headwind of 16 knots. The wind direction was from 30°, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the touchdown and rollout positions. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures.
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