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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 5,179 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,179 ft of the 9,425 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,107 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a 25-minute taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 10L at Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI). The takeoff distance was 4,759 feet, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 96°F and winds of 9 knots at 130°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. After departing from KPBI, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Palm Beach. The climb took 22 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles, and resulted in an altitude increase of 33,637 feet from 1,060 feet above sea level to 34,697 feet above sea level.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 107 miles northeast of Gifford, Florida. This phase lasted for 63 minutes, covering a distance of 490 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of Jarratt, Virginia. The descent took 28 minutes, covering a distance of 135 nautical miles, and resulted in an altitude decrease of 30,355 feet from 34,658 feet above sea level to 4,303 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile northwest of Crofton, Maryland. This phase lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile northeast of Highland, Maryland. The descent took 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles, and resulted in an altitude decrease of 1,700 feet from 3,119 feet above sea level to 1,420 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 10 at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) was made from the west, with a heading of 94.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 9,425 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 152 knots.
The touchdown point was 763 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 142 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -417 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 70°F and winds of 5 knots at 80°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,935 feet, which was 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 800 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 141 minutes. The aircraft used 14,717 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport with a score of 94.7%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 94.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 10, which has a length of 9,425 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 152 knots. The touchdown point was 763 feet beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -417 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from 80°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the successful landing.
The total landing distance was 4,935 feet, which is 52% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate. However, the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance, and the runway touchdown and rollout alignments were perfect.
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