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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 122 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 186 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,693 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 538 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 26R at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in Paris, France. The takeoff distance was 1,043 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 250 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 16 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the airport and rising from an altitude of 1,361 feet above sea level to 22,374 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,013 feet in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Pavant, Hauts-de-France, France, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 22,886 feet above sea level to 29,502 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,616 feet in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 52 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile west of Thalfang, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south of Alzenau in Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany. The descent took 21 minutes, during which the aircraft dropped from 30,052 feet above sea level to 2,341 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,711 feet. The descent covered a distance of 89 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28 at Nuremberg Airport (EDDN) was made from the east, heading 279.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 116 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 108 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -274 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,053 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 356 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 80 minutes. The aircraft used 2,674 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Nuremberg Airport (EDDN) with a score of 98.6%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 279.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then landed on runway 28, which has a length of 2,693 meters.
The pilot's performance during the landing was commendable, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 121 knots. The touchdown point was 116 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 108 knots was also within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -274 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have achieved a more gradual touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots from a direction of 270°. The crosswind component was minimal, at just 1 knot. These conditions would have made the landing relatively straightforward.
The total landing distance of 1,053 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and avoided any deviations from the centerline.
Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating good skills and judgment. However, there is room for improvement in terms of achieving a more gradual touchdown rate.
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