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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,561 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 399 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 09R at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in Paris, France. The takeoff distance was 283 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and winds blowing at 10 knots from a direction of 50 degrees. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Mauregard in the Ile-de-France region of France. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,384 feet above sea level to 32,225 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,840 feet in just 18 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles southwest of the town of Boismorand in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. This phase lasted for 29 minutes and covered a distance of 213 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of the town of La Begude-de-Mazenc in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 32,351 feet above sea level to 682 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,669 feet in 34 minutes, covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22R at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN) was made from the northeast, heading 222.0 degrees at an altitude of 656 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 2,561 meters. The threshold height was initially excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 149 knots. However, the second landing attempt had a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also good at 144 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 401 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 141 knots. The touchdown rate was very hard at -558 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and winds blowing at 10 knots from a direction of 50 degrees. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,354 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 408 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 96 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,883 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 22R at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.1%. The final approach to the runway was initiated from the north east, heading 222.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 656 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was characterized by a good threshold speed, which was recorded at 149 kt. However, the threshold height was found to be excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft may have descended slightly too quickly during the final stages of the approach. This was not a significant issue, as the aircraft was able to recover and land safely.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 141 kt, which was slightly faster than the ideal touchdown speed. This resulted in a hard touchdown rate of -558 fpm, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced a slight jolt upon touching down. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 10 kt from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 kt and a tailwind of 10 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance was 1,354 m, which was 53% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were a few areas for improvement, including the slightly fast touchdown speed and the hard touchdown rate. However, the aircraft's good threshold speed and perfect runway rollout alignment suggest that the pilots were able to maintain a high level of control and precision throughout the landing.
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