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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 11,515 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,697 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 35R at the Orlando International Airport (KMCO). The takeoff distance was 5,294 feet, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 92°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 180°. The crosswind was negligible, and there was a tailwind of 2 knots. After departing from KMCO, the enroute climb began 2 miles northeast of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,166 feet above sea level to 36,911 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,745 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 149 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of the High Point Airport (GA46) in St Mary's, Georgia, and lasted for 51 minutes, covering a distance of 398 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 6 miles south of Blackstone, Virginia, where it descended from 37,345 feet above sea level to 4,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,339 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise 2 miles west of Fairfax, Virginia, which lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles north of Lowes Island, Virginia, where the aircraft descended from 4,018 feet above sea level to 1,569 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,449 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19C at the Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) was made from the north, heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 19C, which had a length of 11,515 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 326 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -132 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect after the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 63°F.
The total landing distance was 4,548 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 694 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 114 minutes. The aircraft used 10,655 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport on runway 19C. The final approach was executed from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a high level of precision throughout the approach, achieving a score of 99.3%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, at a point 326 feet away from the threshold. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating a slightly faster-than-ideal touchdown. However, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -132 feet per minute (fpm), which is a desirable characteristic for a safe and controlled landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 63°F.
The total landing distance of 4,548 feet was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot executed a well-controlled approach and landing, taking advantage of the available runway length to minimize the landing distance.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway centerline, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, demonstrating the pilot's expertise and the aircraft's capabilities.
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