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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 17 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 17 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 17 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 5,917 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,917 ft of the 11,316 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,345 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 06 at José Martí International Airport (MUHA) in Cuba. The takeoff distance was 3,527 feet, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 6 knots at 49 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead Boyeros, a location in La Habana, Cuba. The enroute climb started at an altitude of 1,239 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 29,152 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,913 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 38 miles southwest of the AdventHealth Palm Coast Heliport in Palm Coast, Florida, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 26 miles southwest of the AdventHealth Palm Coast Heliport and lasted for 27 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 29,035 feet above sea level to 1,808 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,227 feet. The descent covered a distance of 124 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 10 miles west of Kendall West, Florida, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was made from the west, with a heading of 87.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,254 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 11,316 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 2 knots at 130 degrees.
The touchdown point was 984 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -197 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 5,655 feet, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 227 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 61 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,712 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 09. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,254 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 139 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, suggesting that the pilot may have applied a bit more braking or reverse thrust than necessary. The touchdown rate of -197 feet per minute (fpm) was still within the acceptable range, indicating a relatively smooth and controlled touchdown.
The touchdown point was located 984 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot maintained good control and alignment during the final approach and touchdown phases. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 130°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots, which is relatively minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing. The total landing distance of 5,655 feet was 50% of the runway length, which is a relatively normal distance for a Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway centerline, indicating that the pilot maintained good control and coordination during the braking and reverse thrust phases. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with good threshold height, speed, and touchdown rate, as well as a smooth and controlled rollout.
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