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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,501 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 842 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 area to the runway, which took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 07 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,263 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and winds of 15 knots at 50 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 13 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Villeneuve-le-Roi, a town in the Ile-de-France region of France. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,285 feet above sea level to 35,064 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,779 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 5 minutes and covered a distance of 80 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile northeast of Chateauneuf-sur-Cher, a town in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The enroute descent started 3 miles southwest of LF27 Bugeat Airport in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The aircraft descended from 35,140 feet above sea level to 1,767 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,373 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 120 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32L at LFBO Toulouse-Blagnac Airport was made from the southeast, heading 323.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,266 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32L, which had a length of 3,501 meters. The threshold height was significantly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 126 knots. The touchdown point was 397 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 119 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -422 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and winds of 9 knots at 329 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 9 knots. The total flight distance was 317 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used 5,770 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 32L at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (LFBO) with a score of 81.0%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 323.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was generally good, with a threshold speed of 126 knots, which met the target. However, the threshold height at 92 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 119 knots was within the acceptable range, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and managed the descent effectively.
The touchdown point was located 397 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight over-shooting of the intended landing spot. The touchdown rate of -422 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a higher than ideal rate of descent. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a miscalculation of the landing spot.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 329°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 9 knots, which may have assisted the aircraft in maintaining a stable approach path. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft, resulting in a successful touchdown on runway 32L.
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