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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 2,722 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 312 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 28 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 09R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 1,431 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 20 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Feltham in Greater London, England. The climb took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 48 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,086 feet above sea level to 22,698 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,613 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of Faversham in Kent, England. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Zwevezele in Flanders, Belgium. The descent took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 48 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 22,174 feet above sea level to 1,801 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,373 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles southeast of Ronquieres in Wallonia, Belgium. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 01 at Brussels Airport (EBBR) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading at 14.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 01 at Brussels Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 120 knots and a touchdown distance of 314 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The touchdown rate was very hard at -595 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 320 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,341 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 11 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 213 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used 2,450 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Brussels Airport (EBBR) on runway 01, achieving a score of 93.8%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 14.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,722 meters, with a good threshold height and speed of 128 knots.
The touchdown distance of 314 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 120 knots was satisfactory. However, the touchdown rate was quite hard, at -595 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.2 meters, which could be a minor concern for the pilots.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 13°C and winds blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 320°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, as the aircraft was able to maintain control and touch down safely.
The total landing distance of 1,341 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a safe stop. Overall, the landing was successful, but the hard touchdown rate and slight misalignment from the centerline are areas for improvement.
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