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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,255 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 331 m touchdown sits inside 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, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport (EHEH), with a takeoff distance of 1,526 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 22°C and winds of 3 knots at 65°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Oerle, a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands, and continued to an altitude of 7,188 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,083 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began overhead Valkenswaard, another town in the province of Noord-Brabant, and descended from 7,210 feet to 2,996 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,213 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile northwest of Heythuysen, a town in the province of Limburg, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute descent continued, starting overhead Linne, a town in the province of Limburg, and descended from 3,002 feet to 1,688 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,314 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 21 at Maastricht Aachen Airport (EHBK) was made from the northeast, heading 213.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,293 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 21 at EHBK was successful, with a touchdown distance of 333 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -557 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C and winds of 2 knots at 310°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,144 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 46 nautical miles, taking 20 minutes, and the aircraft used 890 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EHBK Maastricht Aachen Airport, achieving a score of 95.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 213.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,293 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 21, which has a length of 2,255 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 137 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 333 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly higher than desired, which may have contributed to a harder-than-ideal touchdown rate of -557 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 310°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,144 meters was 51% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilot had successfully controlled the aircraft's speed and direction. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and skill, and the pilot's attention to detail and ability to adapt to changing conditions were evident throughout the approach and landing phases.
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