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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 3,662 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 557 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ100, then departed from runway 16R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. The takeoff distance was 852 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots at 179 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 18 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Kyeemagh in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The climb took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 112 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,065 feet above sea level to 30,165 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 6 miles east of Bungendore. This phase of the flight lasted 25 minutes and covered 190 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles east of Merrijig in the state of Victoria, Australia. The descent took 14 minutes and covered 73 nautical miles, with the aircraft dropping from 30,290 feet to 4,238 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 5 miles northeast of Clarkefield. This phase of the flight lasted only 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Clarkefield. The descent took 4 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles, with the aircraft dropping from 3,792 feet to 1,721 feet.
As the aircraft approached the runway, it began its final approach to runway 16 at YMML Melbourne International Airport. The approach was from the north, with the aircraft heading 171.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down 125 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 101 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was also good at -156 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots at 169 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, while the headwind was 15 knots. The total landing distance was 947 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 395 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 84 minutes. The aircraft used 757 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ100 aircraft successfully landed at Melbourne International Airport (YMML) with a score of 98.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 171.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 16, which has a length of 3,662 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 111 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled approach. The touchdown point was located 125 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the recommended area but still within a safe distance. The touchdown speed of 101 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -156 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a headwind of 15 knots at 169°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots. The aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was slightly off, with a deviation of 3.1 meters, but this did not affect the overall performance of the landing.
The total landing distance of 947 meters was 26% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, and the aircraft came to a stop without any issues. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory.
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