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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,265 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 827 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 approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 16 at CYZF Yellowknife International Airport. The takeoff distance was 821 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 149°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles southwest of Yellowknife, ascending from 1,627 feet above sea level to 36,259 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,632 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 28 miles south of CYFR Fort Resolution Airport and lasted for 59 minutes, covering a distance of 461 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 12 miles southwest of CWL3 Calmar/Wizard Lake Airport, descending from 36,660 feet above sea level to 4,892 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,769 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17L at CYYC Calgary International Airport was made from the north, heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,330 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 17L, which had a length of 4,265 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 130 knots.
The touchdown point was 408 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 125 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -478 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 170°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 15 knots.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 680 nautical miles, taking 110 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,726 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Calgary International Airport, with a final approach score of 84.9%. The aircraft was approaching runway 17L from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,330 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with a good threshold speed of 130 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the threshold height at 73 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Despite this, the touchdown point was 408 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance.
The touchdown speed of 125 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. However, the touchdown rate of -478 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, which may indicate that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained the correct alignment with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 15 knots, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate.
The total landing distance of 1,255 meters was 29% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have had some difficulty maintaining control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a smoother touchdown rate and better control during the rollout phase.
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