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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 5,372 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,372 ft of the 10,295 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,150 ft 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 30 at LEMG Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport in Spain. The takeoff distance was 183 feet, which accounted for 2% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 179°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of LEMG Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport. The climb took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 163 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,056 feet above sea level to 35,559 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,503 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles north of Argamasilla de Alba in Spain and lasted for 76 minutes, covering a distance of 618 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead Montreux in Switzerland, descending from an altitude of 35,699 feet above sea level to 2,543 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,156 feet in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise was restarted 2 miles north of Kaiserstuhl in Switzerland and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 140.0° at an altitude of 924 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,153 feet and a touchdown speed of 134 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -293 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 179°.
The total landing distance was 5,119 feet, which accounted for 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 887 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 129 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 12,991 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 14, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north-west, heading 140.0° at an altitude of 924 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The pilot's final approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 142 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 1,153 feet was also good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 134 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate of -293 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have managed the aircraft's descent more smoothly. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained the aircraft's alignment with the runway during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 0 knots from 179°. This meant that there was no crosswind or headwind to contend with, making the landing even more challenging. The total landing distance of 5,119 feet was 50% of the runway 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 had maintained control over the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating a high level of proficiency in managing the aircraft's approach and landing procedures.
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