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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 35 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 35 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 35 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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,001 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 722 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft, which began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport. The taxiing process took approximately 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 16, with a takeoff distance of 1,534 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 152 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 150 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of Yeni Suraxani, a suburb of Baku City, Azerbaijan. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,034 feet above sea level to 2,102 feet, an increase of 1,068 feet in just 1 minute, while covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Qaracuxur, another suburb of Baku City. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 16 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, approaching from the north at a heading of 167.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level, which was 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing was executed on runway 16, which had a length of 4,001 meters. The threshold height was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 136 knots. The touchdown point was 303 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -76 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions during landing were characterized by a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 149 degrees, with a crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind component of 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,329 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 23 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 21 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 713 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, achieving a high score of 90.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 167.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 16, which has a length of 4,001 meters.
The threshold height at 64 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired at the point of touchdown. However, the threshold speed was good at 136 knots, demonstrating that the pilot maintained a suitable speed for landing. The touchdown point was 303 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation from the ideal landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 130 knots was also good, indicating that the pilot managed to slow the aircraft down effectively before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -76 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, showing that the aircraft touched down with minimal impact. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the point of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 36°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 149°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance was 1,329 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot executed the landing with precision and control.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with high precision and control, resulting in a score of 90.9%.
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