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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,511 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,305 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 25R at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 4,692 feet, which was 46% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 62°F, a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Central City, Arizona, and ascended from 2,143 feet above sea level to 35,951 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,808 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 10 miles west of Big River Airport in California and lasted for 46 minutes, covering a distance of 305 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its enroute descent 7 miles west of Agro-West Airport in California, descending from 35,445 feet above sea level to 9,652 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,792 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 91 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 5 miles north east of East Foothills in California and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The final descent began 1 mile south of Hayward Executive Airport in California, with the aircraft descending from 8,302 feet above sea level to 1,314 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,988 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then made a final approach to runway 30 at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport from the south east, heading 310.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,299 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 30 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,302 feet, a touchdown speed of 128 knots, and a touchdown rate of -477 feet per minute, which was considered hard. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 52°F, a wind speed of 2 knots at 359°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,279 feet, which was 41% of the runway length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 570 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 127 minutes. The aircraft used 10,590 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 30 at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (KOAK) with a score of 92.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 310.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,299 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 128 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 1,302 feet was also within the expected parameters. However, the touchdown rate was slightly hard, coming in at -477 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 52°F and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 359°. This resulted in a minimal crosswind and headwind, making the landing even smoother. The runway threshold height was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 133 knots.
The total landing distance of 4,279 feet was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed well, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and maintaining its alignment with the runway. However, the slightly hard touchdown rate may indicate a need for adjustments in the descent profile to achieve a more optimal touchdown rate.
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