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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,293 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,392 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 36R at KMCO Orlando International Airport in 16 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 36R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 148 kt and became airborne after a takeoff distance of 5,626 ft, representing 47 % of the runway length. Ambient conditions were 81 °F with a wind of 1 kt from 130°, a 1 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt tailwind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of the 0FL5 Lake Conway South Seaplane Base, Belle Isle, FL. The aircraft rose from 1,058 ft asl to 37,000 ft asl, an altitude gain of 35,941 ft, in 20 minutes while covering 130 nm.
The first level cruise began 2 miles south of FL84 Flying-A-Ranch Airport, Fernandina Beach, FL, and continued for 86 minutes, during which 641 nm were flown.
Descent started 2 miles southwest of Harrisville, PA. The aircraft descended from 37,000 ft asl to 2,654 ft asl, a loss of 34,346 ft, in 19 minutes and traversed 112 nm.
A brief level cruise segment was initiated 1 mile northwest of Wanakah, NY, lasting 4 minutes and covering 9 nm.
Final approach to runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport was executed from the southwest on a heading of 44.0° at 4 nm and 1,332 ft agl. The descent from 1,394 ft agl to 107 ft agl was completed in 99 seconds, and the approach was recorded as scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 05, which is 8,293 ft long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 143 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,390 ft down the runway at a speed of 139 kt, a vertical rate of minus 176 fpm, and a lateral offset of 16 ft from the centreline. Local weather was 55 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 120°, a 2 kt crosswind component and no headwind. The total landing distance measured 3,928 ft, equal to 47 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 905 nm, required 150 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 13,065 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 entered the final approach to runway 05 at KBUF from the south-west on a heading of 44.0° at 4 nm and 1,332 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1,394 ft agl to 107 ft agl in 99 seconds.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 143 kt. Touchdown distance was good at 1,390 ft, while touchdown speed of 139 kt was noted as a little fast. The touchdown rate was good at minus 176 fpm and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from the centreline.
The aircraft touched down with a speed of 139 kt, a vertical rate of minus 176 fpm and a lateral offset of 16 ft from the centreline, landing 1,390 ft down the runway. The touchdown point remained within the acceptable zone despite the modest speed excess.
Rollout covered a total landing distance of 3,928 ft, representing 47 % of the 8,293-ft runway, and runway-rollout alignment was very good. Local weather was 55 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 120°, giving a crosswind component of 2 kt and no headwind.
To tighten the touchdown point, reduce the final-flare speed slightly below the current 139 kt while maintaining the stabilised approach. Fine-tuning the flare will also help keep the touchdown line within a tighter centreline tolerance.
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