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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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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 869 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question started with taxiing from the parking area to the runway at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of approximately 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began to depart from runway 13L, and the takeoff distance of 1,199 meters was 32% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed achieved was 144 knots, indicating a successful takeoff.
During takeoff, the local weather conditions were taken into consideration, with a temperature of 16°C, wind speed of 19 knots coming from the northwest, and a significant tailwind component of 14 knots. The aircraft then entered a right-hand pattern over the airport. The entry into the pattern took less than 1 nautical mile in 36 seconds, showcasing the aircraft's agility and control.
As the aircraft performed right-hand pattern crosswind, it traversed less than 1 nautical mile in just 8 seconds, further reinforcing the aircraft's ability to adapt to shifting wind conditions. The pilot then navigated through a pattern downwind turn, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles with an angle of 44.7° to the runway. This turn allowed the aircraft to position itself for the crosswind leg, which it covered for 7 nautical miles in 203 seconds.
Following the crosswind leg, the pilot executed a pattern base leg turn, traversing 5 nautical miles at a 10.2° angle to the runway. This maneuver brought the aircraft in closer proximity to the runway as it began its descent for landing. The base leg itself measured less than 1 nautical mile in 13 seconds, further reducing the distance to the runway. The aircraft then performed a final turn, covering 4 nautical miles in 97 seconds, before beginning its final approach to the runway.
The final approach was made under Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC), with the aircraft heading northwest and descending to approximately 367 feet above ground level (agl) at 1 nautical mile from the threshold. At 70 feet agl, the threshold height was slightly above target, but the threshold speed of 136 knots indicated a good approach. The aircraft then touched down approximately 459 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, at a speed of 129 knots.
Upon touching down, the rate of descent was a fair -259 feet per minute, considering the given conditions. A slight misalignment occurred, with the runway touchdown position deviating 14.3 meters from the centerline. This deviation resulted in a total landing distance of 2,181 meters, accounting for 59% of the runway length. Furthermore, the runway rollout alignment deviated from the centerline by 13.4 meters, affecting the aircraft's rollout.
The total flight distance covered was approximately 18 nautical miles, taking 11 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 4,887 kilograms of fuel during this entire process.
This recent landing of an Embraer E195 aircraft at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport has been analyzed to evaluate its performance. Upon final approach, the aircraft was heading at 134.0 ° from the north-west at an altitude of 367 ft and 1 nm away from the runway. The aircraft successfully landed on runway 13L, which has a length of 3,701 meters.
While the threshold height at 70 ft above ground level (agl) exceeded the target, the threshold speed was satisfactory, reaching 136 kt. The touchdown point occurred 459 meters beyond the defined touchdown zone. Notably, the aircraft's touchdown speed of 129 kt was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate of -259 feet per minute seemed fair rather than excellent.
One factor indicating room for improvement is the aircraft's alignment upon landing. The runway's centerline was misaligned by 14.3 meters by the touchdown point. Local weather conditions at the time might have contributed to these discrepancies. At the time of landing, the temperature was at 17 °C, with a crosswind of 13 kt and a tailwind of 14 kt from a direction of 269 °.
An examination of the aircraft's total landing distance reveals it was 2,181 meters, accounting for 59% of the runway's overall length. Additionally, the rollout alignment deviated from centerline by 13.4 meters. Overall, these performance indicators suggest that while the landing had some satisfactory features, further refinements are still required to optimize results.
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