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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 14 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 14 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 14 ft to touchdown.
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 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,573 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,095 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Boeing 737-700 began with a 17-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún. The departure roll took place on runway 30R, with a takeoff distance of 4,829 ft, covering 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 148 kt. The local weather at the time of departure was 93 °F with a 2 kt wind at 70°, resulting in a 2 kt crosswind and 1 kt tailwind.
The enroute climb started 1 mile northwest of Cancún, climbing from 1,098 ft to 36,027 ft in 19 minutes, covering 119 nm. The level cruise portion of the flight started 100 miles northeast of Las Coloradas and lasted 64 minutes, covering 490 nm. The descent began 67 miles south of Cameron, descending from 36,081 ft to 3,879 ft in 22 minutes, covering 118 nm.
Another brief level cruise segment started 1 mile south of Piney Point Village and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm. The next descent began 3 miles west of Bunker Hill Village, descending from 3,597 ft to 2,052 ft in 2 minutes, covering 3 nm. Following this, there was a 6-minute level cruise segment starting 3 miles north of Hedwig Village, covering 13 nm.
The final approach was to runway 13R at KHOU William P Hobby Airport from the northwest, at a heading of 134.0°, 4 nm away and 1,260 ft above ground level. The landing on runway 13R had a threshold height slightly above target at 57 ft agl, with a touchdown speed slightly above target at 135 kt. The touchdown point was 690 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a slightly fast touchdown speed of 126 kt and a fair touchdown rate of -207 ft/min. The landing distance was 4,447 ft, covering 68% of the runway, with good alignment on the rollout.
After landing, the taxi from the runway to the parking area took 8 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 758 nm, with a total duration of 145 minutes. The flight used 11,281 lbs of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, with a final approach score of 92.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the northwest, heading 134.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,260 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 13R, which has a length of 6,573 feet. The threshold height at 57 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing height. Similarly, the threshold speed of 135 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was slightly faster than desired upon touchdown.
The touchdown point was located 690 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance. The touchdown speed of 126 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft could have been slowed down further before touchdown. However, the touchdown rate of -207 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 88°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 140°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 3 knots, which is relatively minor.
The total landing distance of 4,447 feet was 68% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft could have been slowed down further before touchdown to reduce the landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during rollout.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a high score of 92.2%. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, including a slightly high threshold height and speed, and a touchdown speed that was a little fast.
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