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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,328 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,328 ft of the 11,996 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,007 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 07L, covering 1 nm in 6 minutes.
Departure roll was conducted on runway 07L at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; the takeoff run measured 4,372 ft, representing 43 % of the runway, and liftoff was achieved at 94 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 92 °F.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of KPHX, with the aircraft ascending from 2,079 ft asl to 29,977 ft asl, an increase of 27,897 ft in 22 minutes while covering 79 nm.
The first level cruise began 3 miles south of Verde Village, Arizona, and lasted 65 minutes, during which 347 nm were flown.
Descent started 13 miles northwest of KDPG Michael AAF, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, descending from 30,008 ft asl to 13,526 ft asl, a loss of 16,482 ft in 12 minutes over 50 nm.
A second level cruise was initiated 14 miles southwest of 4711 DOCILF Promontory Point, Utah, and persisted for 5 minutes, covering 25 nm.
The subsequent descent began 2 miles northwest of Hooper, Utah, with altitude decreasing from 12,816 ft asl to 5,590 ft asl, a reduction of 7,225 ft in 7 minutes across 24 nm.
Final approach to runway 16L at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport involved a descent from 1,401 ft agl to 91 ft agl in 159 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 16L, whose length is 11,996 ft, occurred with a threshold height of 85 ft agl above target and a threshold speed of 83 kt. Touchdown was recorded 538 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 59 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 126 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather at the time showed a temperature of 66 °F, wind 8 kt from 140°, crosswind 4 kt, and headwind 6 kt.
The total landing distance was 4,959 ft, representing 41 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
The aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 532 nm, taking 121, and consumed 780 lbs of fuel.
The approach to runway 16L at KSLC was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,401 ft agl to 91 ft agl in 159 seconds on a final approach that met the stabilisation gate criteria.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height was recorded at 85 ft agl, which was significantly above the target, while the threshold speed of 83 kt was judged good.
Touchdown occurred 538 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 59 kt that was good and a smooth vertical rate of minus 126 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Rollout covered a total landing distance of 4,959 ft, representing 41 % of the 11,996-ft runway, and runway rollout alignment remained perfect.
Refine the approach to achieve the intended threshold height and adjust the flare to place the touchdown point nearer the aim point, reducing the overshoot beyond the touchdown zone while preserving the current speed and alignment performance.
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