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Work on the flare
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.
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.
Side view — the last 1,608 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,608 m of the 2,587 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 506 m 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 LFH2 Bale Mulhouse. This process took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Once at the runway, the aircraft departed from runway 15, with a takeoff distance of 1,489 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 9 knots at 170 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 9 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Hesingue in Grand Est, France, where the aircraft ascended from 1,917 feet above sea level to 36,596 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,679 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 91 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles south of Saint-Pierre in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This phase of the flight lasted 49 minutes and covered a distance of 319 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 39 miles southeast of Llafranc in Catalunya, Spain, where the aircraft descended from 37,018 feet above sea level to 1,293 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,725 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24L at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport was made from the northeast, heading 239.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 24L, which had a length of 2,587 meters, was successful, with the threshold height being well above the target and the threshold speed being slightly above target at 136 knots.
The touchdown point was 80 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 132 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -375 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline. Local weather conditions at the time of landing were 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,517 meters, accounting for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 539 nautical miles, taking 109 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,587 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed on runway 24L at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport, achieving an overall score of 87.3%. The final approach to the runway was initiated from the north east, heading 239.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 80 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit more braking than necessary. However, the touchdown rate of -375 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots from a direction of 220°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, which made the landing process relatively smooth. The runway length of 2,587 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,517 meters, which accounted for 59% of the available runway.
One area for improvement noted in the landing was the threshold height, which was well above the target height. Additionally, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 136 knots. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control and stability during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and stability throughout the process. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and threshold height.
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