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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 7.2 ft, 4.1 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,923 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,491 ft 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 17R at the Orlando International Airport (KMCO) in Orlando, Florida. The takeoff distance was 4,494 feet, which was 45% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 146 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 93°F and winds of 3 knots at 159°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southeast of the airport and continued for 15 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,132 feet above sea level to 35,114 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,983 feet.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 20 miles east of Fort Pierce, Florida. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 108 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 17 miles south of High Rock in the East Grand Bahama District, Bahamas. The descent from 35,155 feet above sea level to 1,736 feet above sea level took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 9 miles southeast of the Big Whale Cay Airport in the Bahamas. This phase lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 14 at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN) was made from the northwest, heading 135.0° at an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 14 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,494 feet and a touchdown speed of 124 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was firm at -357 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 84°F and winds of 6 knots at 130°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,916 feet, which was 36% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 292 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 69 minutes. The aircraft used 6,027 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at Lynden Pindling International Airport, with a final approach score of 97.7%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the northwest, heading 135.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's decision to land on runway 14 was a good one, given its length of 10,923 feet, which provided ample space for the aircraft to touch down safely.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was reported to be good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable approach and had not descended too quickly. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 130 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's momentum from the approach. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 1,494 feet was considered good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing.
The touchdown speed of 124 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a firm touchdown rate of -357 feet per minute (fpm). However, this was not a major concern, as the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 6 knots at 130°, were also favorable for the landing, with a slight headwind component that helped to slow the aircraft down.
The total landing distance of 3,916 feet was 36% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot had maintained a good rate of descent throughout the approach and had not over-controlled the aircraft. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing and had not experienced any significant deviations from the centerline.
Overall, the landing was a successful one, with the pilot demonstrating good control and decision-making skills throughout the approach and landing. The aircraft's performance was also good, with a firm but controlled touchdown and a short landing distance.
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