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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 3,365 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 637 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 10L at KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,788 meters, which is 75% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 70 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile north east of Dania Beach, Florida. The climb was from an altitude of 838 feet above sea level to 33,818 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,980 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 120 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile north west of Lake Marian Seaplane Base in Kenansville, Florida, and lasted for 112 minutes, covering a distance of 842 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 3 miles north west of The Gettysburg Hospital Heliport in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the aircraft descended from 33,997 feet above sea level to 8,604 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,394 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 81 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 5 miles north east of Vineland, Ontario, Canada, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The enroute descent then started 5 miles north of Vineland, Ontario, and the aircraft descended from 8,282 feet above sea level to 3,333 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,949 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 8 miles south east of New Toronto, Ontario, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33R at CYYZ Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport was from the south east, heading 317.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,553 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33R was at a temperature of -14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 22 knots at 300 degrees. The threshold height was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target.
The touchdown point was 215 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -487 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.7 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,302 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 22.1 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,077 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 172 minutes. The aircraft used 7,091 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 33R at CYYZ Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 317.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,553 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 215 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly above the target speed, which could have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -487 feet per minute (fpm). The threshold height at 133 feet agl was also excessively above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been higher than intended when approaching the runway. The threshold speed was slightly above target at 148 knots, which could have been a result of the aircraft's speed not being adequately managed during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were quite challenging, with a temperature of -14°C and a wind speed of 22 knots from 300°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 6 knots, but the headwind component was significant at 21 knots. These weather conditions would have required the pilots to make adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing configuration to ensure a safe and stable touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,302 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.7 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly off-center during the touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 22.1 meters from the centerline, which could have been a result of the aircraft's wheels not being properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including managing the aircraft's speed and height during the final approach, and ensuring that the aircraft is properly aligned with the runway centerline during touchdown and rollout.
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