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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 34 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 34 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 34 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,664 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 620 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 11 at FMMI Ivato Airport in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The takeoff distance was 1,427 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 89°. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 2 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 2 miles east of the airport and continued for 44 minutes. During this time, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 5,117 feet above sea level to 39,232 feet, an increase of 34,115 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 332 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 76 minutes and covered a distance of 1,036 nautical miles. The aircraft's position during this phase was at a latitude of -16.6180098 and a longitude of 52.862554.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started at a latitude of -9.1794527 and a longitude of 69.0278919. The descent was from an altitude of 39,017 feet to 1,803 feet, a decrease of 37,214 feet, in just 14 minutes. The enroute descent covered a distance of 224 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time lasting only 3 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. This phase started 10 miles south of FJDG Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The final approach to runway 31 at FJDG Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility was from the south-east, with a heading of 302.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level. The landing was smooth, with a touchdown speed of 127 knots and a touchdown rate of -146 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the touchdown point was 206 meters beyond the touchdown zone.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 29°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 140°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and there was a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,182 meters, which is 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,608 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 143 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 10,160 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, with a final approach score of 98.0%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southeast, heading 302.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed on runway 31, which has a length of 3,664 meters. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed during the final approach.
The touchdown point was 206 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively short distance. The touchdown speed of 127 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly. The touchdown rate of -146 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing without any significant shock.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline as it touched down. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 29°C and winds of 4 knots at 140°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind was 3 knots, which did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,182 meters, which is 32% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop quickly. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline as it rolled out after landing.
Overall, the landing was executed smoothly and safely, with the aircraft touching down within the acceptable range and coming to a stop quickly. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled manner in which the aircraft was landed.
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