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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 1,695 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,695 m of the 2,914 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 756 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, Vueling's EC-MGZ, then departed from runway 25R at EBBR Brussels Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,126 meters, which accounted for 69% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 171 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Diegem, Flanders, Belgium, and ascended from 1,139 feet above sea level to 32,512 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,373 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Sery-Magneval, Hauts-de-France, France, and lasted for 56 minutes, covering a distance of 375 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile south of Villeseque-des-Corbieres, Occitanie, France, and descended from 32,192 feet above sea level to 11,070 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,123 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 72 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of Seva, Catalunya, Spain, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead Sant Marti de Centelles, Catalunya, Spain, and descended from 10,819 feet above sea level to 5,900 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,920 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Subirats, Catalunya, Spain, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles north west of Sant Pere de Ribes, Catalunya, Spain, and descended from 5,900 feet above sea level to 3,930 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,970 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Coma-ruga, Catalunya, Spain, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south east of Cunit, Catalunya, Spain, and descended from 3,430 feet above sea level to 2,925 feet above sea level, a decrease of 504 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of Sitges, Catalunya, Spain, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles south west of Castelldefels, Catalunya, Spain, and descended from 2,526 feet above sea level to 1,310 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,216 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport was made from the south west, heading 65.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,280 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 06L, which had a length of 2,914 meters. The threshold height
The aircraft, Vueling EC-MGZ, successfully landed at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, achieving a score of 90.1%. The final approach to runway 06L was conducted from the southwest, heading 65.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 150 kt. The touchdown point was located 340 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing path. The touchdown speed of 139 kt was considered good, but the touchdown rate of -260 feet per minute was only fair.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.1 meters, which may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 25 kt at a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 kt and a headwind of 24 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,615 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the runway length of 2,914 meters. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled descent after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance.
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