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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 28 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 28 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 28 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,944 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,944 m of the 3,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 598 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 area to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a B38M, then departed from runway 31L at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP). The takeoff distance was 1,338 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind component. As the aircraft began its enroute climb, it started 2 miles east of Kispest, a suburb of Budapest, Hungary. The climb was from an altitude of 1,476 feet above sea level to 3,822 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,347 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began overhead Kobanya, another suburb of Budapest, and lasted for 7 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 18 nautical miles. The descent phase started 2 miles northwest of Nyaregyhaza, a town in Pest megye, Hungary. The descent was from an altitude of 3,507 feet above sea level to 1,825 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,682 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached the final approach phase, it was heading towards runway 31R at LHBP from the southeast, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,351 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at this time were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 227 degrees, resulting in a crosswind component of 3 knots and a negligible headwind component.
The landing was made on runway 31R, which has a length of 3,701 meters. The threshold height at 62 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed at 138 knots was well below the target, requiring the pilot to exercise caution to avoid stalling. The touchdown point was 184 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed at 131 knots was good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -121 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters.
The total landing distance was 2,066 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 39 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 19 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -8 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as B38M, successfully landed on runway 31R at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 311.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,351 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was within the acceptable range.
However, there were a few areas of concern during the landing. The threshold height at 62 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Additionally, the threshold speed of 138 knots was well below the target, which could have resulted in a stall if not managed properly. The pilots were advised to exercise caution to avoid stalling the aircraft.
The touchdown point was 184 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -121 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 227°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and there was no headwind. The total landing distance was 2,066 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the target parameters. However, the pilots demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft, resulting in a smooth and safe landing.
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