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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,497 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 700 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 16 at EGPD Aberdeen Dyce Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,178 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 209 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Dyce, and climbed from an altitude of 1,210 feet above sea level to 36,385 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,175 feet, in 24 minutes and covering 167 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started at a latitude of 58.7800234 and a longitude of 2.1122819, and lasted for 115 minutes, covering 899 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 21 miles southeast of Ivalo, Lapland, Finland, and descended from 35,680 feet above sea level to 1,518 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,162 feet, in 15 minutes and covering 95 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13 at ULMM Murmansk Airport was from the northwest, heading 146.0 degrees, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 13 was successful, with a touchdown point 285 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 137 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was fair at -201 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -1 degree Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 150 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,237 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,167 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 151 minutes. The aircraft used 7,103 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at ULMM Murmansk Airport, with a final approach score of 89.9%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north-west, heading 146.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 13, which has a length of 2,497 meters. The threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's descent. However, the threshold speed of 154 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was descending at a faster rate than intended.
The touchdown point was located 285 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been descending at a slightly higher rate than necessary. The touchdown rate of -201 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 150°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,237 meters was 50% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop safely within the available runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline after touchdown and during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop within the available runway length.
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