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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,498 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,207 ft 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 04 at KHOU William P Hobby Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,882 feet, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 53°F and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 337°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of South Houston, Texas. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 112 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,085 feet above sea level to 35,068 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles west of Scrappin Valley Airport Wiergate, Texas. This phase lasted for 12 minutes and covered a distance of 108 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 9 miles southeast of Grayson, Louisiana. The descent took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,522 feet to 3,993 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles southeast of Terry, Mississippi. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile east of Tullos Field Florence, Mississippi. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,152 feet to 1,620 feet.
The final approach to runway 34L at KJAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 338.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,307 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 330°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots.
The landing was successful, with the touchdown point being 797 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -283 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The total landing distance was 4,102 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 335 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,996 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KJAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, achieving a score of 89.4%. The final approach to runway 34L was initiated from the southeast, heading 338.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,307 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was characterized by a threshold height that was well above the target, indicating a safe margin for landing. The threshold speed was also satisfactory, reaching 131 knots, which is a good indicator of the pilot's control and management of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown point was located 797 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance, considering the runway's length of 8,498 feet.
The touchdown speed of 122 knots was within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and maintain a stable approach. However, the touchdown rate of -283 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft's descent was not as smooth as it could have been. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft's approach.
The total landing distance of 4,102 feet was 48% of the runway's length, which is a relatively short distance, considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft's descent and rollout. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and landing distance.
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