Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
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 2,428 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,428 m of the 3,236 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 820 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 17 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, with a takeoff distance of 2,429 meters, which was 80% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 22 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 19 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of the airport and reaching a height of 35,985 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,611 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 192 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Venta de Banos in Spain and lasted for 102 minutes, covering a distance of 582 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Guggisberg in Switzerland and descending from 36,024 feet to 2,819 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,205 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the northwest, heading 155.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,402 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 16, which had a length of 3,236 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 142 knots. The touchdown point was 411 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -139 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.4 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 16.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 260 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 10 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 850 nautical miles, taking 158 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,618 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 16, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 155.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,402 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 411 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly above the target speed, which could have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -139 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. The threshold height at 64 feet agl was above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly high on final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 260°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's alignment and touchdown point.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.4 meters from the centerline, which is a notable deviation. This misalignment was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment, which was off by 16.3 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 2,353 meters, which is 73% of the runway length. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some issues with alignment and touchdown speed that need to be addressed to improve the aircraft's performance.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values