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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 23 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 23 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 23 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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: six 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,303 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 564 m 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a B38M, then departed from runway 28L at Dublin Airport (EIDW), with a takeoff distance of 1,446 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 354 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. After departing from Dublin, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Ballymun in Leinster, Ireland. The climb took 23 minutes, covering a distance of 153 nautical miles, and resulted in an increase of 35,831 feet in altitude, from 1,176 feet above sea level to 37,007 feet above sea level.
The enroute level cruise started overhead High Legh in Cheshire East, England, and lasted for 92 minutes, covering a distance of 734 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Domaniow in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The descent took 14 minutes, covering a distance of 97 nautical miles, and resulted in a decrease of 26,566 feet in altitude, from 36,998 feet above sea level to 10,432 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then began another enroute level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Ledziny in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile southeast of Jaworzno in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The descent took 11 minutes, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles, and resulted in a decrease of 7,974 feet in altitude, from 9,969 feet above sea level to 1,995 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 07 at Kraków John Paul II International Airport (EPKK) was made from the west, with a heading of 78.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,194 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 07, which had a length of 2,303 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 147 knots.
The touchdown point was 138 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 138 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -232 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -1°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 50 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,293 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,038 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 155 minutes. The aircraft used 5,424 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as B38M, successfully landed at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.5%. The final approach to runway 07 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 78.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,194 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold height that was considered good. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 147 knots. The touchdown point was located 138 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed at 138 knots was deemed good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, the touchdown rate of -232 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slightly higher-than-desired rate of descent during the final stages of the landing. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 9 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing. Nevertheless, the pilot successfully managed the aircraft to achieve a safe and controlled touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,293 meters was 56% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 98.5%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance were sufficient to ensure a safe and controlled touchdown.
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