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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,437 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,437 m of the 3,669 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 384 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a 22-minute taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-8, then departed from runway 17R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,804 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 182 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 130 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,578 feet above sea level to 36,640 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,063 feet, in just 14 minutes and covering a distance of 81 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northwest of 95TS Rob Airport Loving in Texas. This phase lasted for 70 minutes and covered a distance of 533 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 11 miles northeast of 48CO Shaull Farm Airstrip Nunn in Colorado, descending from 35,765 feet above sea level to 12,124 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,641 feet, in just 11 minutes and covering a distance of 57 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 3 miles southwest of 0CO3 Greggs Nr 1 Airport Bennett in Colorado. This phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 1 mile north of 1CO8 Everitt Airport Parker in Colorado, descending from 11,510 feet above sea level to 6,749 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,761 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35L at KDEN Denver International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,355 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 35L, which had a length of 3,669 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 148 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 387 meters, and the touchdown speed was 146 knots, which was also satisfactory. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -813 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 180 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,372 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took just 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 732 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 124 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 20,192 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 747-8 aircraft successfully landed on runway 35L at KDEN Denver International Airport, achieving a score of 90.1%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading directly towards the runway at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,355 feet above ground level.
The aircraft's approach speed and threshold height were well within the acceptable parameters, with a threshold speed of 148 knots and a good threshold height. The touchdown distance of 387 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 146 knots was slightly below the expected value, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -813 feet per minute.
The landing distance of 2,372 meters was 65% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline, which may have affected the aircraft's rollout alignment.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots from the south. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly misaligned touchdown position.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the initial misaligned touchdown position. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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