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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,029 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 352 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 03 at Ben Gurion International Airport (LLBG). The takeoff distance was 1,719 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 90°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The aircraft climbed to a height of 5,901 feet above sea level, increasing its altitude by 4,671 feet in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. This enroute climb started overhead Bene 'Atarot in the Central District of Israel.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Be'erotayim in the Central District of Israel. This phase lasted for 38 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile west of Jaffa in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. The descent from 5,931 feet to 4,243 feet took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south east of Rishon LeZiyyon in the Central District of Israel. This phase lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Saffa in the West Bank of Palestine. The descent from 3,644 feet to 1,505 feet took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at Ben Gurion International Airport was made from the south east, with a heading of 302.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,372 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30, which had a length of 3,029 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 146 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 352 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 146 knots. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -866 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions during landing were a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 90°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,195 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 73 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 3,047 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Ben Gurion International Airport (LLBG) on runway 30, achieving a score of 89.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 302.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,372 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed with precision, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 146 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown distance of 352 meters was well within the acceptable range. The threshold height at 72 feet agl was higher than the target, but this did not significantly impact the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots, which did not pose a significant challenge to the landing.
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a runway touchdown alignment that was very good. However, the touchdown rate was heavy, at -866 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 1,195 meters of the runway, which is 39% of the runway length. While there were some minor issues with the approach and touchdown, the aircraft's performance during the landing was generally good, and the score of 89.1% reflects this.
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