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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,351 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 213 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A319 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 07, with a takeoff distance of 1,175 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 237 degrees. The crosswind and tailwind were both 1 knot. After departing from KSBA, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Goleta, California. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 109 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,044 feet above sea level to 37,954 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,909 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles east of North Tustin, California. This phase of the flight lasted 30 minutes and covered a distance of 231 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 5 miles east of 99AZ ADC Airport Tonopah, Arizona. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 129 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 38,315 feet above sea level to 3,615 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,700 feet.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 11L at KTUS Tucson International Airport. The approach was made from the northwest, with a heading of 135.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,025 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft landed on runway 11L, which had a length of 3,351 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 115 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 213 meters, and the touchdown speed was 109 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -731 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.7 meters. The local weather conditions at KTUS were a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots at 180 degrees, with a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 478 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 82 minutes. The aircraft used 2,929 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KTUS Tucson International Airport, achieving a score of 91.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 135.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,025 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 11L, which has a length of 3,351 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 115 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 213 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 109 knots was also within acceptable limits. Unfortunately, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -731 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.7 meters, which may have been due to the crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was also 8 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,170 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some minor issues with the touchdown rate and runway alignment.
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