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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,923 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,634 ft 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 4,257 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 89°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida, and lasted for 9 minutes. During this period, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 992 feet above sea level to 20,236 feet, an increase of 19,243 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 50 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 11 miles southwest of the Cat Cay Airport in the Bahamas. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 57 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 21 miles west of Nicholls Town in the Bahamas. The descent from 20,246 feet to 1,305 feet took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14 at Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN) was made from the northwest, with a heading of 135.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 72°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 90°, with a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The landing on runway 14 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,400 feet and a touchdown speed of 120 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -1,017 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The total landing distance was 3,839 feet, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 161 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 52 minutes. The aircraft used 4,102 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Lynden Pindling International Airport, with a score of 83.6%. The final approach to runway 14 was initiated from the north-west, heading 135.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with a threshold height significantly above the target. However, the threshold speed was good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and adhered to the recommended speed. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits, at 1,400 feet, and the touchdown speed was good at 120 knots.
Despite the satisfactory approach and touchdown, the touchdown rate was very heavy, at -1,017 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of force, which may have resulted in a bumpy ride for passengers. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and aligned the aircraft with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 72°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 90°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots, indicating that the wind was relatively calm.
The total landing distance was 3,839 feet, which is 35% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and aligned the aircraft with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the touchdown rate was heavy, the pilot's performance during the landing was satisfactory, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop safely and efficiently.
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