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Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 108 m past the target, landing at 565 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,670 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,670 m of the 3,212 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 565 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, using 1,571 m of runway, which represented 42 % of the available length, and lifted off at 165 kt. Ambient conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 309°, including a 6 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind.
Climbing out, the flight passed overhead Camarate (Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal) and ascended from 1,283 ft asl to 38,005 ft asl, an increase of 36,722 ft achieved in 36 minutes while covering 268 nm.
The first cruise segment began at latitude 40.7468395, longitude -14.19695 and was maintained for 200 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 1,602 nm at level flight.
A subsequent climb started at latitude 42.0043522, longitude -49.9536805, raising the aircraft from 38,027 ft asl to 39,912 ft asl, an increase of 1,885 ft in 3 minutes and covering 25 nm.
The second cruise phase commenced at latitude 41.855091, longitude -50.5110608, lasting 214 minutes and encompassing a distance of 1,666 nm.
Descent began 53 miles north-east of Hutchinson Island South, Florida, United States, with the aircraft descending from 40,000 ft asl to 1,306 ft asl, a loss of 38,694 ft over 22 minutes while traversing 131 nm.
During final approach the aircraft aligned with runway 26L at KMIA Miami International Airport from the east, on a heading of 267.0° at 4 nm and 1,287 ft agl.
The landing was executed on runway 26L, which is 3,203 m long, with a threshold speed of 135 kt. Touchdown occurred 144 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 133 kt, a rate of minus 242 fpm, and very good alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 26 °C, wind 2 kt from 240°, with a 1 kt cross-wind and 1 kt head-wind. Total landing distance measured 1,585 m, representing 49 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft came to a stop after the recorded landing distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 3,702 nm, required 487 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 46,528 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26L at KMIA was flown from the east on a heading of 267.0 °, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,287 ft agl. Ambient temperature was 26 °C with wind 2 kt from 240 °, providing a 1 kt headwind component and a 1 kt crosswind component.
Threshold height was reported as good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 135 kt.
Touchdown occurred 144 m beyond the designated touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 kt and the vertical rate was fair at minus 242 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,585 m, representing 49 % of the available runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the threshold and touchdown speeds to match the target values more closely, and refine flare timing to achieve a more neutral vertical rate, which will further improve the already high landing score.
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