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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 1,769 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,769 m of the 3,006 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 750 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 28 at Zürich Airport (LSZH) in Switzerland. The takeoff distance was 1,507 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 280°.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb from an altitude of 2,442 feet above sea level (asl) to 34,833 ft asl, an increase of 32,391 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles. The climb started overhead Rumlang, a location in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Matrei am Brenner in the Tirol region of Austria. This phase of the flight lasted for 109 minutes and covered a distance of 873 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent from an altitude of 34,967 ft asl to 858 ft asl, a decrease of 34,109 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles. The descent started 3 miles west of Neon Karlovasion in the North Aegean region of Greece. The final approach to runway 19 at Dalaman International Airport (LTBS) in Turkey was made from the north, heading 195.0° at an altitude of 830 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown point located 331 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 125 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -111 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 170°.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,119 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 167 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,829 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LTBS Dalaman International Airport, achieving a high score of 95.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 195.0° at 2 nautical miles and 830 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 19, which has a length of 3,006 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown point was 331 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively short distance, indicating a well-executed landing.
The touchdown speed of 125 knots was also good, and the touchdown rate of -111 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, suggesting that the aircraft was brought to a gentle stop on the runway. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway as it touched down.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance of 1,686 meters was 56% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance, indicating a good landing performance.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was brought to a stop on the runway in a straight line, without any deviation from the centerline. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and skill, resulting in a high score of 95.2%.
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