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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 217 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 382 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,588 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a short taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 12 at EFKS Kuusamo Airport in Finland. The takeoff distance was 1,011 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 359°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Kuusamo Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southeast of the airport. The climb took 39 minutes to reach a maximum altitude of 39,659 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,743 feet from the initial altitude of 1,916 feet. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 283 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 70 minutes and covered a distance of 1,035 nautical miles. This phase began 9 miles west of Suomenniemi in Southern Savonia, Finland.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started overhead Farcasele in Romania. The descent took 15 minutes to reach a maximum altitude of 3,072 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,096 feet from the initial altitude of 40,168 feet. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at LBSF Sofia Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 95.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,315 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which has a length of 3,588 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 136 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 349 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 127 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -275 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 10°.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,422 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 128 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,146 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LBSF Sofia Airport, achieving a high score of 99.0%. The final approach to runway 09 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 95.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,315 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was well above the target at 136 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 349 meters, which is within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 127 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking or reverse thrust to slow the aircraft down. The touchdown rate of -275 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a light wind of 4 knots at 10°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind component was zero. As a result, the total landing distance of 894 meters was only 25% of the runway length, which is an excellent performance.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft performing well within the desired parameters.
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