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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,991 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 157 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 01L at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The takeoff distance was 1,290 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 135 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Suvarnabhumi Airport and climbing from 1,050 feet above sea level to 10,239 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,190 feet in just 3 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southeast of Ban Lam Luk Ka, Thailand, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 10,873 feet above sea level to 35,380 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,506 feet in 7 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 282 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then resumed, starting 12 miles northeast of Kayan, Myanmar, and lasted for 16 minutes, covering 654 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 11 miles east of Rangpur, Bangladesh. The descent from 35,106 feet above sea level to 7,655 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,451 feet in 16 minutes, covered a distance of 104 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 15 at Paro International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 172.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 279 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 15 at Paro International Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 159 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was also good at 121 knots. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,143 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 304 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,280 meters, which was 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 47.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,074 nautical miles, taking 58 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,124 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at VQPR Paro International Airport, but with some notable issues. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 172.0° at an altitude of 279 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft touched down on runway 15, which has a length of 1,991 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 124 knots was also within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 159 meters was good, and the touchdown speed of 121 knots was also within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,143 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the aircraft was descending too quickly.
One of the major issues with this landing was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 304°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,280 meters, which is 64% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, and it may indicate that the aircraft was taking a longer time to come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 47.7 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error or issues with the aircraft's braking system.
Overall, while the Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at VQPR Paro International Airport, there were some notable issues with the landing, including a heavy touchdown rate and excessive misalignment of the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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