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Arrival
Close the throttles further on final so you cross the threshold at 142 kt, removing the excess energy before the flare.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 151 kt, 9 kt above the 142 kt target, and the flare was not begun until 4 ft, well inside the normal flare band. Carrying excess speed that late into the approach usually leaves the flare started late and the touchdown arriving firm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 142 kt at the threshold
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 2,582 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Piarco International Airport, located in Tunapuna/Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago. This taxiing process took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 10 at Piarco International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,391 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 90 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but the headwind was 14 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile east of Piarco International Airport and continued for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 1,115 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 37,436 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,321 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started approximately 48 miles east of Tucupita, Venezuela. This phase lasted for 703 minutes, covering a distance of 3,648 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started approximately 9 miles east of Mount Pleasant Airport, located in the Falkland Islands. The descent from 34,401 feet above sea level to 4,525 feet above sea level took 11 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started approximately 4 miles southwest of Stanley, Falkland Islands. This phase lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, which started approximately 11 miles south of Stanley. The descent from 4,428 feet above sea level to 3,220 feet above sea level took 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started approximately 12 miles east of Mount Pleasant Airport. This phase lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, which started approximately 8 miles east of Mount Pleasant Airport. The descent from 2,870 feet above sea level to 1,502 feet above sea level took 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28 at Mount Pleasant Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 285.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,288 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 28 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 335 meters. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above target at 142 knots, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -830 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 16 knots at a direction of 290 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but the headwind was 16 knots. The total landing distance was 867 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.4 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,786 nautical miles, which was covered in 660 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,087 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at Mount Pleasant Airport, with a score of 84.9%. The final approach to runway 28 was initiated from the east, heading 285.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 335 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate was also very heavy, at -830 feet per minute (fpm), which may have resulted in a bumpy ride for the passengers.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 7.1 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 16 knots from 290°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 16 knots, which would have helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance was 867 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway length. This was a relatively short landing distance, considering the aircraft's weight and the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 11.4 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 84.9%. However, there were some areas for improvement, including the touchdown speed and rate, as well as the runway touchdown and rollout alignments.
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