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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
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 2,914 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 391 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, Vueling EC-MGZ, then departed from runway 08 at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (LICC), with a takeoff distance of 1,288 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 20°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Catania, and climbed from an altitude of 1,025 feet above sea level to 37,360 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,335 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles east of Isola delle Femmine, and lasted for 57 minutes, covering a distance of 403 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 53 miles north east of Es Castell, and descended from an altitude of 37,671 feet above sea level to 2,229 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,443 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 127 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 10 miles south east of Mataro, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24R at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (LEBL) was made from the north east, with a heading of 246.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 24R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 389 meters, which was good, and a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard, at -435 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.7 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at a direction of 140°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,433 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 650 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 122 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,088 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft, Vueling EC-MGZ, successfully landed at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport on runway 24R. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 246.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, with a score of 94.4%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 130 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 389 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and precision throughout the landing process. However, the touchdown rate was slightly harder than ideal, at -435 feet per minute (fpm), which may have resulted in a slightly bumpy ride for passengers.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.7 meters, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had successfully transitioned from the landing phase to the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 140°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was negligible, at 1 knot. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, and the aircraft came to a stop within 49% of the runway length, at a total distance of 1,433 meters.
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