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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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,994 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,344 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 24L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 5,000 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KLAX, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of the airport, rising from 1,118 feet above sea level to 39,017 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,898 feet in 20 minutes, covering 112 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 59°F.
The enroute level cruise started 6 miles west of Oasis, California, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering 195 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 5 miles southwest of the Flying Bucket Ranch Airport in Maricopa, Arizona, descending from 39,040 feet above sea level to 7,254 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,785 feet in 14 minutes, covering 81 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb 3 miles east of Oro Valley, Arizona, rising from 7,319 feet above sea level to 7,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 680 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Flowing Wells, Arizona, descending from 7,988 feet above sea level to 7,208 feet above sea level, a decrease of 780 feet in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise 1 mile north of Tucson Estates, Arizona, lasting for 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile northeast of Drexel Heights, Arizona, descending from 6,837 feet above sea level to 5,291 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,546 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise 1 mile southwest of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, lasting for 12 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 11L at Tucson International Airport (KTUS) was from the northwest, heading 135.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,303 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 11L at KTUS was smooth, with the touchdown point being 956 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was slightly fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -139 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 66°F and a wind of 3 knots at 140°.
The total landing distance was 4,502 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 423 nautical miles, taking 89 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,867 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KTUS Tucson International Airport, achieving a score of 94.5%. The final approach to runway 11L was initiated from the northwest, heading 135.0° at an altitude of 1,303 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 956 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the designated area. The touchdown speed of 124 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force to bring the aircraft to a stop. However, the touchdown rate of -139 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 66°F and a gentle headwind of 3 knots from a direction of 140°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots. The runway length of 10,994 feet provided ample space for the aircraft to land and roll out safely.
The total landing distance of 4,502 feet was 41% of the runway length, which is within a reasonable range. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop within the designated area. Overall, the landing was successful, but the pilot could have improved the touchdown speed to meet the target.
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