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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,561 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 538 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 29 at LERJ Logrono, a small airport in La Rioja, Spain. The takeoff distance was 1,650 meters, which accounted for 76% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 133 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius and winds of 13 knots at 79 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles west of LERJ Logrono, and climbed from an altitude of 2,188 feet above sea level to 30,852 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,664 feet, in 23 minutes and covering 125 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles west of Bonnefont, a town in Occitanie, France. This cruise phase lasted 38 minutes and covered 215 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Alleins, a town in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The descent from 30,869 feet above sea level to 30,255 feet above sea level, a decrease of 614 feet, took 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south west of La Roque-d'Antheron, a town in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. This cruise phase lasted 11 minutes and covered 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north west of Meyrargues, a town in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The descent from 27,491 feet above sea level to 1,309 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,182 feet, took 18 minutes and covered 71 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport was made from the south west, heading 46.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,286 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 04L, which had a length of 2,561 meters, was successful, with the threshold height being above target and the threshold speed being good at 118 knots. The touchdown point was 115 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 105 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -142 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and winds of 13 knots at 350 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 993 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 433 nautical miles, taking 103 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,976 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport with a score of 95.8%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 46.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing on runway 04L, the aircraft demonstrated good performance, with a threshold speed of 118 knots. However, the threshold height at 62 feet agl was above the target, indicating a slight deviation in the approach. The touchdown point was 115 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 105 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -142 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments in the approach or landing technique.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 350°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position.
The total landing distance of 993 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good performance and control. However, the slight deviations in threshold height and runway touchdown position may require some adjustments in the approach or landing technique to achieve a perfect score.
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