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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.
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 2,016 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 59 m touchdown sits inside 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 35 at OEMA Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The takeoff distance was 1,772 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at a direction of 30°.
The enroute climb started shortly after departure, 1 mile north of the airport, and continued for 36 minutes, during which the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 3,098 feet above sea level to 36,956 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,858 feet. The climb covered a distance of 273 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 129 minutes and covered a distance of 957 nautical miles. This phase began 24 miles northeast of Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
The enroute descent phase started 25 miles northeast of OP35 Juzzak Airport in Juzzak, Pakistan, and lasted for 22 minutes. During this time, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 36,794 feet above sea level to 3,835 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,959 feet. The descent covered a distance of 129 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 31 at OPDB Dalbandin Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 307.0° at an altitude of 1,052 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 31 at OPDB Dalbandin Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 61 meters, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown speed was 139 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended speed. The touchdown rate was very hard, at -553 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 183°.
The total landing distance was 1,016 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,367 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 171 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,519 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at OPDB Dalbandin Airport, achieving a high score of 96.0%. The final approach to runway 31 was conducted from the south east, with a heading of 307.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,052 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a precise and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 140 knots was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly above the optimal range, which may have contributed to a harder-than-ideal touchdown.
The touchdown distance of 61 meters was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -553 feet per minute was unusually high, indicating a potentially hard landing. This may be attributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. On the other hand, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 183°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were relatively calm, which may have contributed to the successful landing.
The total landing distance of 1,016 meters was 50% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
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