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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.
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 3,219 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 335 m touchdown sits inside 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 24R at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 1,342 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 177 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 155 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from KLAX, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Marina del Rey, California. The climb took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 26 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,037 feet above sea level to 19,402 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,365 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 11 miles southwest of Huntington Beach, California, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 9 miles south of Newport Beach, California. The climb took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 33 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 20,234 feet above sea level to 30,190 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,956 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles southwest of Carlsbad, California, and lasted for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 146 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south of the Morris Ag Air SW Airport (56CL) in Blythe, California. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 126 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 30,138 feet above sea level to 2,389 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,749 feet.
The final approach to runway 08 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 89.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,255 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 08, which had a length of 3,219 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 337 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -785 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at KPHX were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 42 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 945 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 349 nautical miles, and the flight took 69 minutes, using 2,992 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) on runway 08. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 89.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and the results showed a high level of proficiency.
The threshold height at 66 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. However, the threshold speed of 138 knots was only slightly above the target, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's speed effectively. The touchdown distance of 337 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot successfully controlled the aircraft's descent and touched down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -785 feet per minute (fpm). A heavy touchdown rate can put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may affect the overall safety of the landing. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's response to the wind conditions.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 42°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 1 knot, which suggests that the wind conditions were relatively calm. The total landing distance of 945 meters was 29% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and the runway's length.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot successfully controlled the aircraft's direction and speed during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as the touchdown speed and rate, and the runway touchdown position.
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