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Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 86 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 86 ft, 41 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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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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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 1,857 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,857 m of the 3,411 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 559 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 03 at RPVB Bacolod-Silay Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,148 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 1 knot. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of RPVB Bacolod-Silay Airport. The climb was from an altitude of 1,125 feet above sea level to 32,008 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,883 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
After the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 16 miles southwest of RPSF Azagra Airstrip San Fernando. This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 65 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 16 miles southwest of Buenavista. The descent was from an altitude of 32,024 feet above sea level to 1,351 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,673 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 240.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,301 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 24, which had a length of 3,411 meters. The threshold height at 68 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 134 knots.
The touchdown point was 149 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -341 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees, with a crosswind component of 0 knots and a headwind component of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,782 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.4 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 259 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 54 minutes. The aircraft used 2,098 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 240.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,301 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 3,411 meters.
The threshold height at 68 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 134 knots, indicating that the pilot had maintained a suitable speed for landing. The touchdown point was 149 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than ideal, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -341 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a light wind of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and headwind components were negligible, at 0 and 1 knot, respectively.
The total landing distance was 1,782 meters, which accounts for 52% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had maintained a suitable speed and alignment during the final approach. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but with some minor deviations from the ideal parameters. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in maintaining a suitable speed and alignment during the final approach and rollout phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of achieving a more precise touchdown point and alignment during the rollout phase.
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