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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,930 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,930 ft of the 12,011 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,755 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 22 at KHOU William P Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. The takeoff distance was 4,665 feet, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 89°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 150°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of KHOU William P Hobby Airport and reaching an altitude of 34,047 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered 140 nautical miles, took 21 minutes and involved an increase of 32,994 feet in altitude.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Bear Creek, Texas. This phase lasted for 121 minutes and covered 831 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 7 miles northeast of Sunnyside, Utah. The descent, which covered 98 nautical miles, took 19 minutes and involved a decrease of 27,834 feet in altitude, from 33,346 feet to 5,512 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 34R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 355.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,271 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 34R, which had a length of 12,011 feet, was characterized by a threshold height that was above the target, and a threshold speed that was slightly above the target at 143 knots. The touchdown point was 1,413 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -158 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 32 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 88°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 180°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 5,688 feet, which accounted for 47% of the runway.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,076 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 173 minutes. The aircraft used 16,782 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) on runway 34R. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but there were some deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
The threshold height at 60 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 143 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was moving at a slightly faster pace than intended when reaching the threshold. The touchdown point was 1,413 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft was moving at a higher speed than desired when touching down on the runway. However, the touchdown rate of -158 feet per minute (fpm) was good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touchdown. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline, which could have implications for the aircraft's stability and control during the landing roll.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 88°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 180°. The crosswind was negligible at 0 knots, and the tailwind was 2 knots, which is relatively minor. The total landing distance was 5,688 feet, which is 47% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not excessively long considering the deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
During the runway rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 32 feet from the centreline, which is a minor deviation from the ideal alignment. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, it was still successful, and the deviations from the ideal parameters were relatively minor.
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