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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 7.1 ft, 4.2 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,638 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,638 m of the 2,895 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 297 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 18L, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 23 °C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots. With a crosswind of just 1 knot, the aircraft was able to depart smoothly, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 154 knots in a distance of 1,569 meters, which was 59% of the runway length.
As the aircraft climbed away from Charlotte, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 28,647 feet in just 12 minutes, covering a distance of 72 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a steady increase in altitude, with the aircraft reaching a maximum altitude of 29,642 feet before beginning its descent. The enroute level cruise phase saw the aircraft maintain a steady altitude, with the first cruise phase lasting 23 minutes and covering 168 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, reaching a maximum altitude of 33,178 feet in just 3 minutes, before entering another level cruise phase that lasted 29 minutes and covered 233 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent into Bradley International Airport, it encountered a temperature of 9 °C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots. The descent was characterized by a steady decrease in altitude, with the aircraft touching down on runway 24 in a distance of 297 meters, which was 54% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was slightly higher than desired, at 140 knots, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 648 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 4,601 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which took a total of 107 minutes.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 24 at KBDL Bradley International Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, demonstrating good control and precision throughout the descent. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold, aligning itself with the runway heading of 224.0°. The threshold height was good, allowing the pilots to maintain a safe margin for touchdown.
As the aircraft touched down, it was traveling at a speed of 140 knots, which was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 142 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 297 meters was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -404 feet per minute (fpm) was hard, indicating a relatively short period of deceleration after touchdown. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft remaining centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9°C and a headwind of 5 knots, contributed to a relatively smooth touchdown.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by good alignment, with the aircraft remaining centered on the runway. The total landing distance of 1,554 meters was 54% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. Overall, the landing was scored 97.2%, reflecting the satisfactory approach quality, good threshold height, and very good runway touchdown and rollout alignment.
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