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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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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: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,400 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 561 m 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 approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 05 at ZYHB Harbin Taiping International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,321 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 260 degrees. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead ZYHB Harbin Taiping International Airport. The climb took 21 minutes and covered 148 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,518 feet above sea level to 35,063 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,546 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 20 miles south west of Shuangyang, China. This phase lasted for 109 minutes and covered 724 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 17 miles north east of Jiaozuo, China. The descent took 20 minutes and covered 50 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 36,177 feet above sea level to 2,950 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,226 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 10 miles south west of Zhengzhou, China. This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered 14 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 12 at ZHCC Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 112.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 12 was successful, with a touchdown point 142 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -282 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 25 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were 2 and 0 knots, respectively.
The total landing distance was 1,006 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.8 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 943 nautical miles, which was covered in 166 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,066 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.1%. The final approach to runway 12 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 112.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold speed being slightly below the target at 138 knots. The touchdown point was located 142 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -282 feet per minute was fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 25°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots. The runway length of 3,400 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance, which was 1,006 meters, or 30% of the runway.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was slightly off by 14.8 meters. This deviation may be attributed to the pilot's control inputs or the aircraft's response to the wind conditions. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
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