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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.
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 5,409 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,409 ft of the 12,289 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,077 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 3,806 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 4 knots at 100 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots. After departing from KMIA, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 75 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,062 feet above sea level to 34,133 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 7 miles southeast of Marco Island, Florida. This phase of the flight lasted 110 minutes and covered a distance of 767 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles south of Aldine, Texas. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 114 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 34,008 feet to 4,020 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northeast of Hornsby Bend, Texas. This phase of the flight lasted only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Manor, Texas. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 4,015 feet to 1,832 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 18R at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 179.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18R, which had a length of 12,289 feet. The threshold height at 82 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 134 knots.
The touchdown point was 617 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 131 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -270 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
The total landing distance was 5,049 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 976 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 178 minutes. The aircraft used 14,614 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport on runway 18R. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good speed of 134 knots during the approach, which is considered within the target threshold speed.
However, the threshold height at 82 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the approach. Despite this, the touchdown point was 617 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance. The touchdown speed of 131 knots was a little fast, but not excessively so. The touchdown rate of -270 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F. The runway length of 12,289 feet provided a sufficient margin for the aircraft to land safely. The total landing distance of 5,049 feet was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 87.2%.
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