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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,928 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,177 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 32 at LGKO Kos Airport, located on the island of Kos in Greece. The takeoff distance was 3,135 feet, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 78°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 310°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from Kos Airport, the enroute climb began 2 miles northwest of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from an altitude of 1,097 feet above sea level to 35,736 feet above sea level. This increase in altitude of 34,639 feet was achieved in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles east of Psara, a town located in the North Aegean region of Greece. This cruise phase lasted for 92 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 704 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles north of Szerzyny, a town located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,924 feet above sea level to 1,637 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,287 feet in 34 minutes, covering a distance of 135 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33 at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 332.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33 took place on a runway with a length of 9,928 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 823 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -241 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 320°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,911 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 969 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 161 minutes. The aircraft used 14,445 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport, with a final approach score of 92.0%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south east, heading 332.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 33, which has a length of 9,928 feet. The threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing height. Similarly, the threshold speed of 140 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the approach.
The touchdown point was located 823 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing some drag or other factors that contributed to the higher-than-desired speed. The touchdown rate of -241 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
One of the notable aspects of this landing was the perfect runway touchdown alignment, which indicates that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the approach and touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from 320°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly faster-than-desired touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 3,911 feet was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport.
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