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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 1,555 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,555 m of the 3,591 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 775 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A319 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EDDS Stuttgart Airport, a process that took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Departure roll took place on runway 25, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,385 meters, which was 46% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 12°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 230 degrees. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead EDDS Stuttgart Airport and ascending from 2,288 feet above sea level to 37,296 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,008 feet in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 97 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Tiefenbach, Germany, and lasting 32 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 200 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 12 miles north west of Wenduine, Belgium, and descending from 37,134 feet above sea level to 3,754 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,380 feet in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 104 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Orpington, England, and lasting 4 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile south west of Chelsea, England, and descending from 2,883 feet above sea level to 1,377 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,507 feet in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 270.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,291 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 27R, which was 3,591 meters long. The threshold height was slightly above target, but the threshold speed was good at 137 knots.
The touchdown point was 359 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -257 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, despite the local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and a wind speed of 19 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind component of 15 knots and a headwind component of 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,475 meters, which was 41% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.6 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 428 nautical miles, taking 101 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,613 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed on runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, achieving a score of 84.9%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,291 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was within the acceptable range.
The threshold height at 58 feet agl was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed of 137 knots was good. The touchdown point was 359 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which indicates that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown rate of -257 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been slowed down more efficiently during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 19 knots at 220°. The crosswind component was 15 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots. These conditions presented a moderate challenge for the pilot, but the aircraft was able to handle them successfully.
The total landing distance of 1,475 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.6 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft did not maintain a perfectly straight path during the rollout phase. Despite this, the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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