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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,744 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 119 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 17 at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,069 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of -10 °C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 160°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots. After departing from KMSP, the enroute climb started 2 miles east of Bloomington, Minnesota. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,817 feet above sea level to 27,159 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,342 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the enroute level cruise started 2 miles northwest of Freeport, Minnesota, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 4 miles northeast of the Minglewood Airport (8MY9) in Alexandria, Minnesota. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 27,124 feet above sea level to 1,176 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,948 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 73 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18 at Hector International Airport (KFAR) was made from the north, heading 185.0° at 1 nautical mile and 268 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18 was successful, with a runway length of 2,744 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was a little below the target at 104 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 118 meters, and the touchdown speed was 102 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -430 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of -10 °C and a wind speed of 11 knots at 176°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 11 knots. The total landing distance was 492 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 200 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used 1,709 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at KFAR Hector International Airport, achieving a score of 94.6%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 185.0° at 1 nautical mile and 268 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then landed on runway 18, which has a length of 2,744 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 104 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected.
The touchdown distance was good, measuring 118 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within acceptable limits at 102 knots. However, the touchdown rate was reported as hard, with a descent rate of -430 feet per minute (fpm). This may have been due to the aircraft's high approach speed or the pilot's decision to flare later than expected.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were cold, with a temperature of -10°C, and a moderate headwind of 11 knots from a direction of 176°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 492 meters, which is equivalent to 18% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing phases. The runway rollout alignment was also reported as perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline throughout the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown distance, speed, and alignment. However, the hard touchdown rate may be a concern for future landings, and the pilots may need to adjust their approach and flare techniques to achieve a smoother touchdown.
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