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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 10 ft, and this flight then touched down at 201 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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 1,672 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,672 m of the 1,999 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 685 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 24 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,242 meters, which was 37% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 17°C and winds of 2 knots at 199 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Chilly-Mazarin in the Ile-de-France region of France. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,315 feet above sea level to 33,829 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,514 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Sameon in the Hauts-de-France region of France and lasted for 138 minutes, covering a distance of 1,142 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles northeast of ENSK Stokmarknes Airport in Norway. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 33,601 feet above sea level to 1,729 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,872 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36 at ENTC Tromsø Airport, Langnes, was made from the south, heading 13.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,669 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 36, which had a length of 1,999 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 141 knots. The touchdown point was 266 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -287 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 6°C and winds of 1 knot at 0 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,589 meters, which was 79% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,361 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 190 minutes. The aircraft used 8,281 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at ENTC Tromsø Airport, Langnes, with a score of 86.5%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 13.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,669 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for a smooth landing on runway 36, which has a length of 1,999 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was at a height of 74 feet agl, which was well above the target height. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 141 knots, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown point was 266 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance, but the touchdown speed of 134 knots was a bit faster than desired. The touchdown rate of -287 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting a moderate impact on the landing gear.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a temperature of 6°C and a negligible wind of 1 knot at 0°. There was no crosswind, and a slight headwind of 1 knot was present, which did not significantly affect the aircraft's performance. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating a precise control of the aircraft's descent and alignment with the runway.
The total landing distance was 1,589 meters, which is 79% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not uncommon for aircraft to land beyond the touchdown zone, especially in cases where the touchdown speed is higher than desired. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft after touchdown. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and landing distance.
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