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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 21 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 21 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 21 ft to touchdown.
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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 1,648 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,648 m of the 4,005 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 572 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 01R, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 162 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 °C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 37 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 7-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead Paradise, Nevada, and continued to ascend to 32,663 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,607 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 120 nautical miles. The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which started 1 mile west of KBAE Bagdad Airport in Bagdad, Arizona, and lasted for 119 minutes, covering a distance of 934 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles east of MMDK San Martin De Bolaños Airport in Chimaltitan, Mexico, and continued to descend to 13,339 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,296 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles. Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, which started 4 miles east of Cuquio, Mexico, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The final descent began 3 miles west of Sahuayo de Morelos, Mexico, and continued to descend to 6,232 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,028 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 29 at MMGL Guadalajara International Airport, approaching from the southeast and heading 294.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,213 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 29, which had a length of 4,005 meters. The threshold height at 71 feet above ground level was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 134 knots. The touchdown point was 162 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -241 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 1,573 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 6 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,216 nautical miles, taking 185 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,791 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Guadalajara International Airport (MMGL) on runway 29. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 294.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,213 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with a high degree of precision, as indicated by the very good runway touchdown alignment.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 162 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly above the target, but still within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -241 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
The threshold height at 71 feet agl was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and avoid any potential issues with terrain clearance. The threshold speed of 134 knots was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, which is relatively mild. The total landing distance of 1,573 meters was 39% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance.
One of the standout aspects of this landing was the perfect runway rollout alignment, which suggests that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled descent throughout the landing process. Overall, the Airbus A320 demonstrated a high degree of proficiency and precision during this landing, with a score of 90.4%.
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