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Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 308 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,671 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,671 m of the 2,914 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 552 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 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, Vueling's EC-MGZ, then departed from runway 26L at London Gatwick Airport (EGKK). The takeoff distance was 1,677 meters, which is 67% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 155 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 216 degrees. The crosswind and headwind were both 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Charlwood in Surrey, England, where the aircraft climbed from 1,219 feet above sea level to 4,987 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,769 feet in 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile north-east of Rudgwick in West Sussex, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, starting 2 miles south of Barns Green in West Sussex, England, where the aircraft climbed from 5,232 feet above sea level to 5,998 feet above sea level, an increase of 766 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south-east of Findon in West Sussex, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, starting 6 miles south of Lancing in West Sussex, England, where the aircraft climbed from 6,001 feet above sea level to 35,826 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,825 feet in 18 minutes, covering 115 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead La Ferte-Frenel in Normandie, France, and lasted for 44 minutes, covering 334 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase, starting 1 mile north of Ricaud in Occitanie, France, where the aircraft descended from 35,924 feet above sea level to 21,887 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,037 feet in 9 minutes, covering 59 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 2 miles south-east of Osseja in Occitanie, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, starting 1 mile west of Campdevanol in Catalunya, Spain, where the aircraft descended from 21,588 feet above sea level to 8,651 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,937 feet in 7 minutes, covering 38 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 3 miles south of Breda in Catalunya, Spain, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 19 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, starting 1 mile east of Montgat in Catalunya, Spain, where the aircraft descended from 8,319 feet above sea level to 2,597 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,723 feet in 5 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 6 miles south of Canet de Mar in Catalunya, Spain, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering 22 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24R at Barcelona-El Prat Airport (LEBL) was made from the north-east, heading 246.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed
The aircraft, Vueling EC-MGZ, successfully landed at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport with a score of 98.4%. The final approach to runway 24R was initiated from the north east, heading 246.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course throughout the approach, ultimately landing safely on the runway.
The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown point was 127 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation but still within the acceptable limits.
The touchdown speed of 128 knots was also good, indicating that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's descent and speed during the final stages of the approach. However, the touchdown rate of -239 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to achieve a smoother touchdown with more precise control of the aircraft's descent.
Despite the minor deviations in touchdown point and touchdown rate, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a light wind of 2 knots from 290°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
The total landing distance of 1,581 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully controlled the aircraft's rotation and deceleration during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases.
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