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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,551 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,551 ft of the 9,936 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,951 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 03L at SVMC La Chinita International Airport in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The takeoff distance was 3,059 feet, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 96°F and winds of 2 knots at 50°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departing the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile north of the airport and continued for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 61 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,267 feet above sea level to 30,938 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,671 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 23 miles south of SVDU Dabajuro Airport in Dabajuro, Venezuela. This phase lasted for 38 minutes and covered a distance of 294 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 26 miles west of SVDA La Tortuga Punta Delgada Airport on Isla La Tortuga, Venezuela. The descent from 30,971 feet above sea level to 2,839 feet above sea level took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 78 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 22 miles west of SVIE Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport on Isla de Coche, Venezuela. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 18 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 09 at SVMG Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport was made from the west, heading 78.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,371 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09 was successful, with a touchdown point 1,574 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -351 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 81°F and winds of 4 knots at 85°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,274 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 458 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 84 minutes. The aircraft used 8,149 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport, with a final approach score of 89.1%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the west, heading 78.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,371 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 09, which has a length of 9,936 feet. The threshold height at 61 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 126 knots, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct speed for landing.
The touchdown point was 1,574 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly further down the runway than desired. The touchdown speed of 118 knots was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct speed for touchdown. The touchdown rate of -351 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating that the aircraft touched down with a controlled rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 85°.
The total landing distance was 5,274 feet, which is 53% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a straight path after touchdown and come to a stop without any issues.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, there were some minor deviations from the desired approach path, including a slightly higher threshold height and a slightly misaligned touchdown position.
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