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Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 207 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,988 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,988 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 721 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 05 at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, VCRI, with a takeoff distance of 785 meters, which was 22% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it reached an altitude of 6,204 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,025 feet from the initial altitude of 1,179 feet. This climb took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles, starting 6 miles west of Kataragama.
The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 6,552 feet to 44,383 feet, an increase of 37,831 feet, in 16 minutes and covering 117 nautical miles. This climb started 5 miles north of the airport. The aircraft then entered another cruise phase, which lasted for 28 minutes and covered 232 nautical miles, starting 64 miles southwest of Galle.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started from a latitude of 3.9796396 and a longitude of 75.7904703. The descent took 26 minutes and covered 136 nautical miles, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 44,391 feet to 1,271 feet. The final approach to runway 36 at Malé International Airport, VRMM, was made from the south, heading 360 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,260 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 36 was successful, with a touchdown point 293 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 108 knots, but the touchdown rate was good at -198 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 13 knots at 310 degrees, a crosswind of 10 knots, and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,895 meters, which was 73% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.5 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 511 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 86 minutes, during which the aircraft used 1,201 kilograms of fuel.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at VRMM Malé International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.4%. The final approach to runway 36 was conducted from the south, heading 360.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,260 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold speed of 122 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
However, the touchdown point was located 293 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 108 knots was also a bit faster than the recommended speed, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. On the positive side, the touchdown rate of -198 feet per minute (fpm) was within the acceptable range, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 32°C and a moderate wind of 13 knots at 310°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the aircraft's landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,895 meters was 73% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was not perfectly aligned with the centerline, deviating by 16.5 meters. This may have been due to a slight misalignment of the aircraft's heading or a slight drift during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal performance. The aircraft's crew will need to review the flight data and identify the causes of these deviations in order to improve their performance and achieve a higher score in future landings.
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