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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,543 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 857 m 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 21R at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, also known as KDTW. The takeoff distance was 1,172 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at an angle of 80 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 1,673 feet above sea level to 29,213 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,540 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 85 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Vaughnsville, Ohio, and lasted for 53 minutes, covering a distance of 316 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles south of Symsonia, Kentucky, and descended from an altitude of 30,245 feet above sea level to 4,533 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,712 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 7 miles east of the Blytheville Municipal Airport, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 7 miles east of Luxora, Arkansas, and descended from an altitude of 3,985 feet above sea level to 1,100 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,885 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36 at the Arkansas International Airport, also known as KBYH, was made from the south, heading 360 degrees, at an altitude of 833 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 36, which had a length of 3,543 meters. The threshold height at 103 feet above ground level was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was slightly above target at 123 knots.
The touchdown point was 388 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 104 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -204 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 0 knots at an angle of 129 degrees, resulting in no crosswind or headwind.
The total landing distance was 1,322 meters, which was 37% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 506 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 113 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 3,751 kilograms.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at KBYH Arkansas International Airport, achieving an impressive score of 82.3%. The final approach to runway 36 was conducted from the south, heading 360.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 833 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 388 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. This indicates that the pilot may have slightly over-extended the landing, but the touchdown speed of 104 knots was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -204 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot could have maintained a more controlled descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was reported to be perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 129°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind, making the landing conditions ideal.
The total landing distance of 1,322 meters was 37% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also reported to be very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and aligned it with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot achieving a good touchdown speed and a short landing distance. However, there is room for improvement in terms of maintaining a more controlled descent and aligning the touchdown point with the designated touchdown zone.
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