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See Arrival Landing
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 3,373 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 411 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 23 at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. The takeoff distance was 906 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 136 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 259 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 124 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,167 feet above sea level to 29,977 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,810 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 42 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles north-east of Cordes-sur-Ciel, France. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles north of Fayet, France. The descent took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 77 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 29,969 feet above sea level to 10,553 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,416 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. This phase started 9 miles south-east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 9 miles south of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone, France. The descent took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 9,969 feet above sea level to 1,755 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,214 feet.
The final approach to runway 31R at LFML Marseille Provence Airport was made from the south-east, with the aircraft heading 314.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,724 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31R, which had a length of 3,373 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 118 knots. The touchdown distance was 410 meters, and the touchdown speed was 110 knots, both of which were good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -460 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 300 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The total landing distance was 873 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 283 nautical miles, and the flight took 64 minutes. The aircraft used 1,984 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at LFML Marseille Provence Airport, achieving a high score of 97.0%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, aligning with the runway 31R at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,724 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was heading 314.0° at the time of the approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 118 kt, which was within the acceptable threshold speed. The touchdown distance of 410 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 110 kt was within the expected range, further emphasizing the pilot's skill in executing a precise landing.
However, the touchdown rate of -460 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft remained on course and aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a gentle headwind of 9 kt from 300°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 kt, which further contributed to the smoothness of the landing. The total landing distance of 873 meters was 26% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.
The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft remained aligned with the runway during the rollout phase, and the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop without any issues. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the pilot's skills were evident throughout the approach and landing phases.
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