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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,175 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 664 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 13L at Cologne Bonn Airport, EDDK. The Boeing 737-900 aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 1,701 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 174 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 149 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of Lohmar, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The climb was from an initial altitude of 1,318 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 17,779 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,461 feet in just 6 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Rath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. This cruise phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 43 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile south of Luenen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and descended from 17,793 feet above sea level to 3,108 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,686 feet in 7 minutes. This descent phase covered a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northeast of Lippstadt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. This cruise phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft also entered a brief level cruise phase overhead Paderborn-Haxterberg Airfield, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, which lasted for just 1 minute and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, EDLP, it began its final approach to runway 24 from the northeast, heading 237.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,680 feet above ground level. However, the landing was not entirely smooth, as the threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 191 knots.
The aircraft touched down 269 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 176 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -281 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 170 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,365 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 107 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 35 minutes. The aircraft used 2,684 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 237.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,680 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 2,175 meters.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 63 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 191 knots, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and brakes.
The touchdown point was 269 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 176 knots was too fast, which could have resulted in a longer rollout distance and increased the risk of overrunning the runway. The touchdown rate of -281 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, but not ideal.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, which could have affected the aircraft's stability during the rollout phase. Despite these issues, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were not particularly challenging, but they may have contributed to the issues experienced during the landing. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft safely to the ground, and the aircraft's systems performed as expected.
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