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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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 152 m above the runway. The 305 m gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 193 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an ATR 72, then departed from runway 27 at EGJB Guernsey Airport. The takeoff distance was 775 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 113 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots at 179 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from Guernsey Airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile west of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 390 meters above sea level to 1,231 meters above sea level, an increase of 841.4 meters in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then began 4 miles west of Guernsey Airport and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began another enroute climb 11 miles northwest of Guernsey Airport, where it climbed from 1,202 meters above sea level to 4,817 meters above sea level, an increase of 3,615.1 meters in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started again 15 miles southeast of Stokenham in Devon, England, and lasted for 39 minutes, covering a distance of 184 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent overhead Rhydymwyn in County of Flintshire, Wales, where it descended from 4,831 meters above sea level to 1,241 meters above sea level, a decrease of 3,589.1 meters in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute level cruise 1 mile west of Edgworth in Blackburn with Darwen, England, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. However, it soon began its final descent overhead Longdendale in Borough of Tameside, England, where it descended from 1,062 meters above sea level to 460 meters above sea level, a decrease of 601.8 meters in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23R at EGCC Manchester Airport was made from the north east, heading 232.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 392.7 meters above ground level. The landing on runway 23R, which had a length of 2,434 meters, was successful, with a good threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown distance, and touchdown speed. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -2.4 meters per second, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 87 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the tailwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 677 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 302 nautical miles, which took 81 minutes, and the aircraft used 825 kilograms of fuel.
The ATR 72 aircraft successfully landed on runway 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC) with a score of 96.4%. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 232.0° at an altitude of 392.7 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold speed was also within the acceptable range at 101 knots, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 194 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled approach.
However, the touchdown speed of 99 knots was slightly below the expected value, which may indicate a slightly hard touchdown. The touchdown rate of -2.4 meters per second was indeed hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or jolt upon touchdown. Despite this, the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 87°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions contributed to a relatively smooth and stable landing.
The total landing distance of 677 meters was 28% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, but with some minor issues that could be addressed to improve the score further.
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