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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 24 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 24 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 24 ft to touchdown.
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 6,133 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,133 ft of the 10,619 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,191 ft 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 23, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 153 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 77°F, with a wind speed of 11 knots blowing from a direction of 256°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Cheektowaga, New York. The climb took 18 minutes to reach a height of 37,925 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,232 feet from the initial altitude of 1,693 feet. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 103 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile east of Chapeskie Field Airport in Thorndale, Ontario, Canada. This phase lasted for 38 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 245 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 18 miles northwest of South Haven, Michigan. The descent took 16 minutes to reach a height of 1,886 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,140 feet from the initial altitude of 38,026 feet. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 63 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27C at Chicago O'Hare International Airport took place from the east, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 270.0°. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 70°F, with a wind speed of 6 knots blowing from a direction of 298°.
The aircraft landed on runway 27C, which had a length of 10,619 feet. The touchdown point was 806 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 117 knots and a touchdown rate of -153 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 3 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 419 nautical miles, taking a total of 84 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 7,158 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed on runway 27C at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, achieving a high score of 96.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,210 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was a comfortable 70°F, with a gentle wind blowing at 6 knots from a direction of 298°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 128 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed range. The touchdown point was 806 feet beyond the touchdown zone, but this was still considered good given the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown speed of 117 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -153 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The total landing distance of 5,848 feet was 55% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot executed a precise and controlled approach, taking into account the aircraft's performance and the runway's length. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 96.3%.
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