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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five 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 2,432 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 279 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 09 at CYXE Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,225 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 5°C and winds of 7 knots at 150°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of the airport and reached an altitude of 36,823 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,181 feet from the initial altitude of 2,642 feet. This climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 127 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north of Pilot Butte and lasted for 14 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 416 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 3 miles south of Frazee, Minnesota, and took 21 minutes to descend from 36,516 feet to 2,139 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,377 feet. This descent covered a distance of 145 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the northwest, heading 121.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,295 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 12L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 276 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 145 knots, which was slightly above the target speed of 146 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -487 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 9°C and winds of 11 knots at 160°. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 696 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used 4,257 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport on runway 12L. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 121.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,295 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, achieving a score of 96.5%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 145 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed of 146 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 276 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and precision throughout the landing. The touchdown rate of -487 feet per minute (fpm) was somewhat hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit more force than necessary.
Despite the slightly high touchdown speed and hard touchdown rate, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and winds of 11 knots at 160°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly high touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,197 meters was 49% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and precision throughout the landing roll. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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