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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,200 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 812 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 22L at Debrecen International Airport (LHDC), with a takeoff distance of 818 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Debrecen International Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,374 feet above sea level to 12,941 feet, an increase of 11,567 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a brief enroute level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles north of Hajdusamson. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 12,892 feet to 2,791 feet, a decrease of 10,101 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, this time from an altitude of 2,551 feet to 388 feet, a decrease of 2,162 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final climb, which started overhead Debrecen International Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 389 feet to 682 feet, an increase of 293 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The final approach to runway 04R at Debrecen International Airport was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading 46.0° at an altitude of 307 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing was made on runway 04R, which had a length of 2,200 meters. The threshold height at 68 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 133 knots. The touchdown point was 469 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 117 knots, which was good, and a touchdown rate of -206 feet per minute, which was fair. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 253°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,443 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline.
The total flight distance was 37 nautical miles, and the flight took 29 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of -8,809 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Debrecen International Airport (LHDC) on runway 04R, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 46.0° at 1 nautical mile and 307 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 469 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run.
The touchdown speed of 117 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -206 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. This suggests that the aircraft may have experienced a slightly higher-than-desired rate of descent during the final stages of the approach. The threshold height at 68 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly higher than intended at the point of touchdown.
The threshold speed was slightly below the target at 133 knots, which may have contributed to the over-run. However, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 253°, were relatively calm and did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but with some notable deviations from the ideal parameters. The aircraft's performance was affected by a combination of factors, including the over-run, slightly high touchdown rate, and misaligned touchdown and rollout positions. However, the touchdown speed and total landing distance were within acceptable ranges, indicating that the aircraft's performance was generally good.
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