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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 5,730 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,730 ft of the 8,810 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 558 ft 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 10 at Simón Bolívar International Airport (SVMI) and took off with a takeoff distance of 7,507 feet, which was 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 180 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 89°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 89°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Maiquetia (Estado La Guaira, Venezuela). The climb took 34 minutes and covered a distance of 222 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,015 feet above sea level to 36,901 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,886 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south of SVME Mapire Airport Maripa (Estado Anzoategui, Venezuela). This phase lasted for 74 minutes and covered a distance of 554 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 51 miles northeast of SWOW Moura Airport Moura (Amazonas, Brazil). The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 137 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 36,372 feet above sea level to 4,727 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,645 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 9 miles northeast of SBEG Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil). This phase lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 13 miles north of Careiro da Varzea (Amazonas, Brazil). The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 4,012 feet above sea level to 1,532 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,481 feet.
The final approach to runway 29 at SBEG Eduardo Gomes International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,264 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 29, which had a length of 8,810 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 130 knots. The touchdown distance was 559 feet, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, both of which were good. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -760 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 76°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 280°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 5,461 feet, which was 62% of the runway length.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 944 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 153 minutes. The aircraft used 14,637 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, FNX320_TCACFM, successfully landed at SBEG Eduardo Gomes International Airport, with a final approach from the east at a heading of 270.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level (agl) and 4 nautical miles from the runway when it began its descent. The pilot executed a smooth final approach, maintaining a good threshold height and speed of 130 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 559 feet, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown speed of 128 knots was also good, indicating a controlled and stable approach. However, the touchdown rate was quite heavy, at -760 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly steeper-than-desired descent angle.
Despite the heavy touchdown rate, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 76°F and a gentle headwind of 3 knots at 280°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, which further contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 5,461 feet was 62% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the pilot executing a smooth and controlled approach, touchdown, and rollout.
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