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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 10 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 10 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 10 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 5,611 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,611 ft of the 10,476 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,920 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KBTV Burlington International Airport. This process took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 33, with the aircraft taking off after covering 53% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 4,158 feet, and the liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft climbed into the air, it encountered local weather conditions of 70°F temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 330°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Winooski, Vermont, and the aircraft ascended from 1,241 feet above sea level to 26,272 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,031 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 61 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 4 miles southeast of Bolton Landing, New York, and lasted for 23 minutes, covering a distance of 173 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 3 miles east of East Side, Pennsylvania, and descended from 25,826 feet above sea level to 4,239 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,586 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 61 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again, this time overhead Exton, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 2 miles northeast of Greenville, Delaware, and descended from 4,016 feet above sea level to 1,266 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,750 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport took place from the west, with the aircraft heading at 75.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,237 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 09R, which had a length of 10,476 feet, was successful, with a good threshold height and threshold speed of 126 knots. The touchdown point was 532 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 70°F temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 60°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 5,323 feet, which was 51% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 325 nautical miles, and the flight took 63 minutes. The aircraft used 5,731 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 75.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,237 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning the aircraft with the runway 09R, which has a length of 10,476 feet.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 126 knots. The touchdown point was located 532 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 118 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -143 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 70°F and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions contributed to a stable and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 5,323 feet was 51% of the runway length, which is a relatively efficient use of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 97.8%.
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