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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 2,328 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,328 m of the 3,894 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 651 m past the threshold — beyond 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 18L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,541 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 260°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Aalsmeerderbrug in the Netherlands. The climb took 18 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,020 feet above sea level to 35,930 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,910 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 111 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles west of Wermelskirchen in Germany. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 97 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, starting 1 mile west of Gross-Rohrheim in Germany. This climb took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 36,816 feet above sea level to 37,874 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,058 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Viernheim in Germany. This phase lasted for 51 minutes and covered a distance of 359 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent phase, starting 2 miles southwest of Premilcuore in Italy. The descent took 31 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 38,233 feet above sea level to 1,288 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,945 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 134 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34R at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport was made from the south, heading 343.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 34R, which had a length of 3,894 meters. The threshold height at 78 feet above ground level was well above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 150 knots.
The touchdown point was 240 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 147 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -266 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 240°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,251 meters, which was 58% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 723 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 137 minutes. The aircraft used 4,958 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport on runway 34R. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 343.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 87.5%.
The threshold height at 78 feet agl was found to be well above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than expected when approaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 150 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was moving at a speed that was marginally higher than required.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 240 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance. The touchdown speed of 147 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft could have benefited from a slightly slower approach speed to ensure a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -266 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
One of the notable aspects of the landing was the perfect runway touchdown alignment, which indicates that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 240°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,251 meters was 58% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with some areas for improvement identified.
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