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Keep the approach speed on target
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,634 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,634 ft of the 9,013 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,570 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Miami International Airport took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 08R, utilizing 5,835 feet of the available runway, which equated to 56% of its length. Liftoff speed was achieved at 160 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 74°F and a light wind of 2 knots from a direction of 320°, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
As the aircraft climbed away from the departure airport, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from an initial altitude of 989 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 36,664 feet, a vertical increase of 35,675 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 108 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase commenced 19 miles west of the San Andros Airport on Andros Island in the Bahamas and lasted for 134 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,045 nautical miles. The descent phase began 49 miles west of Vieux-Habitants in Guadeloupe, where the aircraft descended from 35,891 feet to 2,009 feet in 20 minutes and covered 113 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 3 minutes and covering 13 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its final approach to runway 10 at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport.
The final approach was conducted from the west, with the aircraft heading 80° at 4 nautical miles and 1,294 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 9,013 feet. Although the threshold speed was slightly high at 153 knots, the touchdown point was 218 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 141 knots was faster than desired. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -119 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,287 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 186 minutes, during which the aircraft consumed 13,258 pounds of fuel.
The final approach to runway 10 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport was conducted from the west, heading 80.0° at 4 nm and 1,294 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the recommended value at 153 kt, indicating a need for adjustment in the approach configuration.
The aircraft touched down 218 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 141 kt, which was faster than the recommended value. The touchdown rate, however, was smooth at -119 fpm, indicating a well-controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. Local weather conditions, with a temperature of 84 °F and a 6 kt headwind, contributed to the overall landing performance.
The total landing distance of 5,382 ft was 60% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. Overall, the landing performance scored 97.0%, reflecting a high level of proficiency in the approach and landing phases.
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