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Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 350 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 314 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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 5,502 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,502 ft of the 6,979 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,622 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 27R at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL). The takeoff distance was 3,792 feet, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Folcroft, Pennsylvania. The climb was from an initial altitude of 1,042 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 24,530 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,489 feet in just 11 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles east of Sea Bright, New Jersey, and lasted for 23 minutes, covering a distance of 198 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 2 miles north east of Chatham, Massachusetts, descending from 24,931 feet above sea level to 2,000 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,931 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 52 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 11 miles south of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and lasting for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27 at Logan International Airport (KBOS) was made from the east, heading 256.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,104 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 at KBOS was successful, with a touchdown point that was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was good, but the touchdown rate was fair at -281 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 290 degrees.
The total landing distance was 5,232 feet, which is 75% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 339 nautical miles, taking a total of 76 minutes, and the aircraft used 9,515 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KBOS Logan International Airport, with a final approach score of 88.1%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 256.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,104 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a good threshold height and speed, touching down on the runway at 143 knots.
However, the touchdown point was slightly long, utilizing more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was still within acceptable limits, but the touchdown rate of -281 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a slight loss of lift or a slight delay in the deployment of the landing gear, resulting in a slightly longer touchdown distance.
The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a slight crosswind effect. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 72°F and a wind speed of 5 knots at 290°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 5,232 feet was 75% of the available runway length, which is a relatively long distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
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