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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 497 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 268 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 573 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 18R at Memphis International Airport (KMEM). The takeoff distance was 1,166 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Memphis, it encountered local weather conditions of 9°C temperature and a wind of 3 knots at 119°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of KMEM and reached an altitude of 29,171 feet above sea level (asl) from an initial altitude of 1,351 feet asl. This climb of 27,820 feet took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 125 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles southwest of Town Creek, Alabama, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb 2 miles south of Trinity, Alabama, reaching an altitude of 30,491 feet asl from 30,024 feet asl. This climb of 467 feet took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southeast of Trinity and lasted for 105 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent 3 miles southeast of Trinity, descending from 30,868 feet asl to 29,402 feet asl. This descent of 1,466 feet took 3 minutes and covered 19 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile southeast of Milton Airport, Alabama, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 5 miles northwest of Guntersville, Alabama, descending from 29,411 feet asl to 5,155 feet asl. This descent of 24,256 feet took 16 minutes and covered 91 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles west of Chattahoochee Air Park, Georgia, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent overhead Miller Farm Airport, Georgia, descending from 4,623 feet asl to 2,299 feet asl. This descent of 2,324 feet took 2 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08L at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) was made from the west, heading 91.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 08L was successful, with the touchdown point being 128 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 110 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was fair at -276 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 1,133 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 291 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 1,989 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ85 aircraft successfully landed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) on runway 08L, achieving a score of 95.4%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 91.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 128 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the target area. However, the touchdown speed of 110 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -276 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more gradual descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 310°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, as the runway touchdown alignment was rated as very good.
The total landing distance of 1,133 meters was 41% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also rated as very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled path after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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