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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 168 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 306 fpm.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 654 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 13L at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP). The takeoff distance was 1,305 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the town of Vecses in Hungary. The climb took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 113 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,457 feet above sea level to 30,131 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,674 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead the town of Lackendorf in Austria. This phase lasted for 54 minutes and covered a distance of 358 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began overhead the town of Laupersdorf in Switzerland. The descent took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 95 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 29,644 feet above sea level to 2,650 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,994 feet.
The final approach to runway 04 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 42.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,243 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 329 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The landing was made on runway 04, which had a length of 3,570 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 128 knots. The touchdown point was 230 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 112 knots was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -125 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,280 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 576 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 117 minutes. The aircraft used 3,946 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG) with a score of 90.3%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 42.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,243 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a clear path to land on runway 04, which has a length of 3,570 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 230 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 112 knots, which is considered good. The touchdown rate was also smooth, at -125 feet per minute (fpm). However, there were some minor issues with the landing, as the threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 128 knots.
Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. Despite these minor issues, the total landing distance was 1,280 meters, which is 36% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 13 knots at 329°, resulting in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot maintaining control throughout the landing process. However, there is room for improvement in terms of alignment and speed management.
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