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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 1,841 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,841 m of the 2,431 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 670 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 to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 25 at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport. The takeoff distance was 927 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Morawica in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 119 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,802 feet above sea level to 34,997 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,194 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Balassagyarmat in the Nograd megye, Hungary. This phase lasted for 51 minutes and covered a distance of 404 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles northwest of Radovis in the Opstina Radovis, Macedonia. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 79 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,996 feet above sea level to 1,419 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,576 feet.
The final approach to runway 34 at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 346.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,393 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 34, which has a length of 2,431 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 137 knots. The touchdown point was 256 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -157 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 330°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,762 meters, which is 72% of the runway length.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 609 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 99 minutes. The aircraft used 4,504 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport, achieving a score of 93.6%. The final approach to runway 34 was initiated from the south, with the aircraft heading 346.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,393 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 137 knots. The touchdown point was located 256 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was also a bit faster than desired, but the touchdown rate of -157 feet per minute was considered good.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, deviating by 6.9 meters. This misalignment was also observed during the runway rollout alignment, where the aircraft was off-centerline by 7.9 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,762 meters was 72% of the available runway length of 2,431 meters. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal performance. However, the aircraft's ability to safely land and come to a stop within the available runway length was demonstrated.
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