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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 2,895 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 225 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport. This process took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 25L, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 320 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 14 knots at 210 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles southwest of EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport and continued for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 143 nautical miles. During this time, the aircraft climbed from 1,176 feet above sea level to 36,011 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,835 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 18 miles north of Dzwirzyno, Poland. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 111 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, initially from 36,118 feet above sea level to 34,142 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,976 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 43 miles north of ZM04 Baltic Sea Moving Carrier - CVN76, Poland, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering 101 nautical miles.
The aircraft's descent continued, this time from 33,215 feet above sea level to 2,472 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,744 feet in 18 minutes, covering 113 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase, which started 5 miles north of Daugavgriva, Latvia, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 18 at EVRA Riga International Airport, heading 185.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,253 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 18, which had a length of 2,895 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 226 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -682 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 210 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,373 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 498 nautical miles, taking 87 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,358 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Riga International Airport, achieving a score of 92.4%. The final approach to runway 18 was initiated from the north, heading 185.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,253 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was conducted in a favorable weather condition, with a temperature of 14°C and a moderate wind of 14 knots at 210°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 134 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 226 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -682 feet per minute (fpm) was deemed heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or hard landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.9 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a minor error in the pilot's alignment. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively.
The local weather conditions, including a moderate headwind of 13 knots and a slight crosswind of 6 knots, may have contributed to the aircraft's performance during the landing. The pilots' ability to adapt to these conditions and maintain control of the aircraft was evident in the smooth touchdown and rollout. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 47% of the runway length.
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