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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,184 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,322 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 36R at the Orlando International Airport (KMCO). The takeoff distance was 5,838 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 71°F and winds blowing at 7 knots from a direction of 230°. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the tailwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile east of the Lake Conway South Seaplane Base, where the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,075 feet above sea level to 37,020 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,945 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 152 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles south of the Jekyll Island Airport and lasted for 43 minutes, covering a distance of 379 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles north of Gasburg, Virginia, where it descended from 37,092 feet above sea level to 1,374 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,718 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 135 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 355.0° at an altitude of 1,355 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with the touchdown point being 936 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 126 knots, which was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -90 feet per minute.
However, the landing was not without its challenges, as the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 84 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 46°F and winds blowing at 16 knots from a direction of 310°, with a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The total landing distance was 4,044 feet, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 83 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 677 nautical miles, which was covered in 112 minutes, and the aircraft used 10,086 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 01, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 355.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,355 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's speed and altitude were well within the target parameters, with a threshold speed of 138 knots and a threshold height of 100 feet agl.
However, the touchdown point was significantly beyond the designated touchdown zone, located 936 feet down the runway. The touchdown speed of 126 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -90 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent. Despite these positive aspects, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 84 feet from the centreline, indicating a deviation from the intended path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 46°F and a wind speed of 16 knots from 310°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 11 knots, which may have contributed to the misalignment of the runway touchdown position. The total landing distance of 4,044 feet was 56% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the centreline was again misaligned by 83 feet, suggesting that the pilot may have struggled to maintain a straight course. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the intended path, which may require further attention and training to improve the pilot's skills.
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