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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,087 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,551 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KLDJ Linden Airport took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09, utilizing 919 feet, or 29% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 79 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 76°F.
As the aircraft climbed out of Linden, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 8,122 feet above sea level in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started overhead Fanwood, New Jersey, and lasted for 18 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 320 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, initially from 8,055 feet above sea level to 5,493 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering 18 nautical miles. The descent phase was followed by a brief level cruise, which started 7 miles west of the OI98 St. Luke's Solon Emergency Center Heliport in Solon, Ohio, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 39 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, from 5,547 feet above sea level to 2,040 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 28L at KCMH John Glenn Columbus International Airport, flying from the east at a heading of 271.0° and at an altitude of 1,209 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft landed on the runway, utilizing 42% of the 10,082-foot runway, with a touchdown point 1,317 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 59 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -250 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 50 feet from the centreline. The total landing distance was 4,260 feet. The aircraft used a total of 192 pounds of fuel to complete the 405-nautical-mile flight, which took 45 minutes.
The final approach to runway 28L at KCMH John Glenn Columbus International Airport was initiated from the east, heading 271.0° at 4 nm and 1,209 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 56 ft agl, slightly above the target. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 59 kt, with a touchdown rate of -250 fpm, which was considered fair.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft was 1,317 ft beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 ft from the centreline. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 79 °F and a wind of 11 kt at 203°, resulting in a crosswind of 11 kt and a headwind of 4 kt. The total landing distance was 4,260 ft, accounting for 42% of the runway length.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft remained slightly misaligned from the centreline by 50 ft. Despite some deviations from the ideal performance, the overall score for the landing was 80.4%. This score reflects a satisfactory performance, with room for improvement in terms of approach quality, touchdown alignment, and rollout accuracy.
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