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Work on the flare
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,491 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 224 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 26L at LROP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,704 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 179 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 60°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Otopeni, a town in Ilfov, Romania. The climb began at an altitude of 1,342 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 36,793 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,452 feet in just 17 minutes. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 30 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Mogosani, a town in Dambovita, Romania, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile north of Sector 2 in Bucuresti, Romania. The descent from 37,313 feet above sea level to 29,343 feet above sea level took just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 3 miles south of Belciugatele, a town in Calarasi, Romania. This cruise lasted for 159 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent again, this time from 29,343 feet above sea level to 3,208 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,134 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Belciugatele, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 26L at LROP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport was made from the east, heading 262.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,158 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 26L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 224 meters, which is 34% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -686 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 11°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 90°. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,200 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 97 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 70 minutes. The aircraft used 1,821 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 26L at LROP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport, achieving a score of 76.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 262.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,158 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a good final approach, with a threshold height that met the required standards. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots. Upon touchdown, the aircraft maintained a good touchdown distance of 224 meters, and the touchdown speed was within the acceptable range at 132 knots.
However, the touchdown rate was slightly heavy at -686 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive descent. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 11°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly heavy touchdown rate.
The total landing distance was 1,200 meters, which is 34% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot executed a good flare and touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly controlled during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor areas for improvement. The pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills, and the aircraft performed well under the given conditions.
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