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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,902 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,902 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 28 at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,787 feet, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Hanover, Maryland. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 101 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,181 feet above sea level to 38,193 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,013 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Hyndman, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 54 minutes, covering a distance of 374 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles west of Sparta, Michigan, descending from 38,206 feet above sea level to 4,411 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,795 feet in 18 minutes and covering 94 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time starting 1 mile west of KRAC John H Batten Airport Racine, Wisconsin, and lasting only 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile north of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and the aircraft descended from 4,321 feet above sea level to 1,986 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,336 feet in 4 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01L at KMKE General Mitchell International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 8.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 01L, which is 8,902 feet long. The threshold height was significantly above the target, but the threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,498 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -238 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions were a temperature of 46 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind of 2 knots at 320 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 4,179 feet, which is 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 589 nautical miles, taking 108 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,796 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) on runway 01L. The final approach was initiated from the south, with a heading of 8.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 84.2%.
The threshold height at 89 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than expected when approaching the runway. However, the threshold speed of 132 knots was only slightly above the target, suggesting that the pilot maintained a relatively stable approach speed. The touchdown point was located 1,498 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a considerable distance. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -238 feet per minute (fpm) was fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 46°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 320°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots, which is minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the touchdown.
The total landing distance of 4,179 feet was 47% of the runway length, which is a relatively long distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as the high threshold height and the fast touchdown speed.
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