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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,284 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 464 m touchdown sits inside 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 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 04R at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, a major airport located in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region of France. The takeoff distance was 1,290 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 140 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 150 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb from an altitude of 1,040 feet above sea level, eventually reaching a height of 30,285 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,245 feet in 20 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 105 nautical miles.
Once the aircraft reached its cruising altitude, it entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 43 minutes and covered a distance of 258 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile west of Vaulnaveys-le-Bas, a town located in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. Following the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent from an altitude of 30,760 feet above sea level to 1,824 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,936 feet in 21 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at Le Havre-Octeville Airport was made from the south west, with the aircraft heading at an angle of 45.0 degrees. The aircraft was 4 nautical miles from the runway and 1,488 feet above ground level when it began its descent. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 30 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 04 at Le Havre-Octeville Airport, which had a length of 2,284 meters. The threshold height at 71 feet above ground level was well above the target, while the threshold speed was too high at 143 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 466 meters, but the touchdown speed was fast at 131 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -301 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,199 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 466 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 99 minutes. The aircraft used 3,354 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at LFOH Le Havre-Octeville Airport, achieving a score of 90.6%. The final approach to runway 04 was initiated from the south west, with a heading of 45.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,488 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 466 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly higher than desired, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown rate was firm, at -301 feet per minute (fpm), which is consistent with a controlled touchdown.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a miscalculation of the aircraft's position relative to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 30°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 1,199 meters was 52% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring it to a stop in a safe and controlled manner.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, including reducing the touchdown speed and improving the runway touchdown position.
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