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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 3,084 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 740 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 2,679 meters, which is 80% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 279 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it passed over several locations in England, including Horton, Hurst, and Compton. The enroute climb started over Horton, where the aircraft climbed from 1,110 feet above sea level to 5,989 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for 4 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles, before starting another climb over Compton. This climb took the aircraft from 6,003 feet to 24,232 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to climb and level off over several locations, including Bream and Raglan, before starting its descent into Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (CYHZ). The descent started 7 miles west of Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada, and took the aircraft from 34,282 feet to 1,857 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 150 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at CYHZ was made from the north east, with a heading of 215.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,405 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 23, which is 3,084 meters long. The threshold height at 77 feet above ground level was well above target, and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 125 knots. The touchdown point was 308 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 106 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -389 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,136 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 1 degree Celsius, with a wind speed of 0 knots at 53 degrees.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,475 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 404 minutes. The aircraft used 14,829 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (CYHZ) on runway 23. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 215.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,405 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 84.1%.
The threshold height at 77 feet agl was found to be well above the target, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a safe altitude during the approach. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 125 knots, which may have required some additional control input from the pilots to maintain the desired speed.
The touchdown point was located 308 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 106 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -389 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centerline, which may have required some additional control input from the pilots to maintain alignment.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were calm, with a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 53°. There was no crosswind or headwind, which made the landing conditions ideal.
The total landing distance was 1,136 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a high level of control and precision during the approach and landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline, which may have required some additional control input from the pilots to maintain alignment.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's performance was evaluated as 84.1%. However, there were some minor issues with the threshold speed and runway touchdown position, which may require some additional training or adjustments to the aircraft's performance.
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