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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,591 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 543 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an EasyJet FWB, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Stuttgart Airport, EDDS. This process took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 25, with a takeoff distance of 1,098 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 10°C temperature and a 5-knot wind at 350°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the tailwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead Stuttgart Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 2,280 feet above sea level to 24,444 feet, an increase of 22,165 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Rimbach, Germany, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, starting overhead Stockstadt am Rhein, Germany, where the aircraft climbed from 24,927 feet to 32,878 feet, an increase of 7,951 feet in 4 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Spabrucken, Germany, and lasting 18 minutes, covering 135 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase, starting overhead Steenokkerzeel, Belgium, where the aircraft descended from 32,770 feet to 25,031 feet, a decrease of 7,740 feet in 4 minutes, covering 33 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south of Assenede, Belgium, and lasting 14 minutes, covering 91 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, starting 8 miles southeast of Frinton-on-Sea, England, where the aircraft descended from 24,145 feet to 6,510 feet, a decrease of 17,635 feet in 11 minutes, covering 56 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Harringay, England, and lasting 6 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, starting 1 mile northeast of Marlow, England, where the aircraft descended from 6,430 feet to 1,372 feet, a decrease of 5,058 feet in 4 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09L at London Heathrow Airport, EGLL, was made from the west, with a heading of 90.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,283 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09L, which was 3,591 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 132 knots.
The touchdown point was 151 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 121 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,037 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 6°C temperature and a 4-knot wind at 125°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,353 meters, which was 38% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 33.9 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 465 nautical
The aircraft, identified as FWB EasyJet, has been evaluated for its landing performance at EGLL London Heathrow Airport. The final approach to runway 09L was initiated from the west, with a heading of 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully landed on the designated runway, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 132 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
However, there were some notable issues with the landing performance. The touchdown point was located 151 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate was very heavy, at -1,037 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have been experiencing a high rate of descent during the final stages of the approach.
Additionally, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.8 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have been drifting off course during the landing. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was 33.9 meters off the centerline. These issues may be related to the aircraft's handling characteristics or the pilot's control inputs during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 125°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the aircraft's performance may have been affected by other factors.
Overall, the landing performance of the FWB EasyJet aircraft at EGLL London Heathrow Airport was satisfactory, but there were some notable issues with the touchdown point, touchdown rate, and runway alignment. These issues may require further investigation and analysis to determine their causes and to identify potential solutions.
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