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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 26 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 26 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 26 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 5,951 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,951 ft of the 7,641 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,072 ft 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 22L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The takeoff distance was 5,201 feet, which is 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Bensenville, Illinois. The climb was from 1,710 feet above sea level to 35,006 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,296 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile south west of Battle Creek, Michigan, and lasted for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 520 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 6 miles east of Cropseyville, New York, and the aircraft descended from 34,742 feet above sea level to 5,996 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,746 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started again 1 mile south west of Middleton, Massachusetts, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final enroute descent started 1 mile north west of Boxford, Massachusetts, and the aircraft descended from 5,999 feet above sea level to 1,303 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,696 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22L at KBOS Logan International Airport from the north, heading 200.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22L at KBOS Logan International Airport was successful, with the threshold height being slightly above target and the threshold speed being good at 143 knots. The touchdown point was 701 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -224 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 30 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 224 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 5,680 feet, which is 74% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 777 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 85 minutes. The aircraft used 13,800 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KBOS Logan International Airport, achieving a score of 95.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 200.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 22L, which has a length of 7,641 feet.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft's height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 143 knots. The touchdown point was located 701 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing spot. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a bit faster than desired, but the touchdown rate of -224 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from 224°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions did not significantly impact the landing, and the aircraft maintained a perfect runway touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 5,680 feet, which accounted for 74% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for safe deceleration. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill in controlling the aircraft during the critical phase of landing.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft meeting most of the desired criteria. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance, including a slightly high touchdown point and a faster-than-desired touchdown speed.
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