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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 224 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 251 fpm.
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.
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 1,872 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,872 m of the 3,049 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 685 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-900, then departed from runway 27L at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in France. The takeoff distance was 1,448 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30°C, with a wind speed of 18 knots at 240°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 17 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Roissy-en-France, and climbed from 1,348 feet above sea level to 36,243 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,896 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 165 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Biggin Hill in England and lasted for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 588 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 35,606 feet above sea level to 37,076 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,470 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time from a location with coordinates 55.6602991° N and 15.7214701° W, and lasted for 75 minutes, covering a distance of 2,220 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 39,086 feet above sea level to 40,684 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,598 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 22 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time from a location 9 miles northeast of Montebello in Canada, and lasted for 15 minutes, covering a distance of 320 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 3 miles west of Straffordville Airport in Canada, and the aircraft descended from 41,153 feet above sea level to 5,269 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,884 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 96 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time from a location 1 mile southwest of Sterling Heights in the United States, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started again, this time from a location 3 miles south of Oak Park in the United States, and the aircraft descended from 4,660 feet above sea level to 1,922 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,738 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 21L at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) was made from the northeast, with a heading of 209.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 3,049 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was 274 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -134 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 340°. This resulted in a cross
The Airbus A330-900 successfully landed at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) on runway 21L, achieving a score of 95.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northeast, heading 209.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed with good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 138 knots. However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, occurring 274 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was a bit faster than ideal, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -134 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.2 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a gentle wind of 8 knots from 340°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 6 knots, which is relatively minimal.
The total landing distance of 1,797 meters was 59% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from ideal performance.
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