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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: seven 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,110 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 335 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 09 at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 849 meters, which is 25% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 49 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The climb took 24 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 935 feet above sea level to 34,988 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,053 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 184 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile southwest of Manderen, France. This phase of the flight lasted 30 minutes and covered 252 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Vergiate, Italy. The descent took 28 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 34,573 feet above sea level to 3,684 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,889 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 190 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Calvi, France. This phase of the flight lasted only 3 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles northeast of Galeria, France. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 3,265 feet above sea level to 850 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,415 feet. The final descent covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36 at LFKC Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport, approaching from the south at a heading of 359.0 degrees. The aircraft was at 1 nautical mile from the runway and 677 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 36, which has a length of 2,110 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 131 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 336 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 125 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -430 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 220 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 878 meters, which is 42% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 648 nautical miles, and the flight took 95 minutes. The aircraft used 4,650 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LFKC Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport, achieving a high score of 97.8%. The final approach to runway 36 was conducted from the south, with the aircraft heading 359.0° at 1 nautical mile and 677 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's control of the aircraft during the approach was precise, resulting in a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 131 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 336 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit more force during the landing. The touchdown rate of -430 feet per minute (fpm) was also a bit hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired.
Despite these minor issues, the pilot's control of the aircraft during the landing was excellent, with the runway touchdown alignment being very good. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was 4 knots, which had a negligible effect on the landing.
The total landing distance of 878 meters was 42% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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