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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 3,203 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 502 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the RJ85 CityJet aircraft taxiing from the parking to the runway at ZSPD Shanghai Pudong International Airport, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Once on the runway, the aircraft took off from runway 16R, with a takeoff distance of 1,070 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Shanghai Pudong International Airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 78 degrees. The aircraft climbed from 1,026 feet above sea level to 29,252 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,226 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. This marked the beginning of the enroute climb phase.
The enroute climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 4 miles south of ZSRG Rugao Air Base and lasted for 29 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 405 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 7 miles west of Botou, and descended from 28,596 feet above sea level to 17,127 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,469 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 36 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 17 miles east of Renqiu and lasted for 9 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 45 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting 4 miles south of Yangcun, and descended from 17,080 feet above sea level to 5,346 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,734 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 44 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles north east of Tongzhou and lasted for 9 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 4 miles west of ZZHH Beijing Tongxian Air Base, and descended from 4,662 feet above sea level to 1,378 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,284 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36L at ZBAA Beijing Capital International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 353.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a touchdown point 51 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 102 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was -156 feet per minute, which was also good.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 10 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 906 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 656 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 109 minutes. The aircraft used 5,099 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CityJet RJ85 aircraft successfully landed at Beijing Capital International Airport's runway 36L, achieving a score of 96.4%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 353.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 116 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 51 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 102 knots was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -156 feet per minute (fpm) was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during future approaches.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 10°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots, which the aircraft successfully managed during the landing. The total landing distance of 906 meters was 28% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory in terms of speed, rate, and alignment. However, the slight misalignment of the touchdown position may require some attention to ensure that future approaches are more precise.
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