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In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 196 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,670 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,277 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Barcelona‑El Prat Airport (LEBL) served as the departure point for the Boeing 737‑800, which taxi‑ed from the parking area to runway 06L in 6 minutes, covering 1 nm. The aircraft rolled out on runway 06L, taking off after a distance of 3,366 ft, which represented 34 % of the available runway. Liftoff occurred at 150 kt under local conditions of 36 °F, a 5 kt wind from 29°, with a 3 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind. The climb commenced 1 mile south of El Prat de Llobregat, rising from 947 ft to 37,799 ft, an increase of 36,852 ft over 21 minutes while covering 122 nm.
The cruise phase began 1 mile southwest of Soulan, Occitanie, France, and persisted for 99 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 726 nm at a steady altitude. Descent started 1 mile southeast of Sedbergh, Cumbria, England, with the aircraft lowering from 38,001 ft to 1,443 ft, a decrease of 36,559 ft in 22 minutes and covering 117 nm. The final approach to runway 06 at Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) was executed from the southwest, maintaining a heading of 59.0° at 4 nm and 1,321 ft above ground level. Landing on runway 06, which measures 7,670 ft, the aircraft achieved a threshold speed of 142 kt and a touchdown speed of 136 kt, with a touchdown distance of 1,277 ft and a touchdown rate of –191 fpm. The touchdown alignment was very good, and the total landing distance was 4,345 ft, representing 57 % of the runway. Local weather at touchdown was 33 °F, with a 5 kt wind from 29°, a 2 kt crosswind, and a 4 kt headwind.
After touchdown, the aircraft taxi‑ed back to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The entire flight covered a total distance of 972 nm, required 152 minutes of flight time, and consumed 13,038 lbs of fuel.
The final approach to runway 06 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport was executed from the south west, maintaining a heading of 59.0° at 4 nm and 1,321 ft AGL. The aircraft approached with a threshold speed of 142 kt, which was within the desired range, and the threshold height was noted as good. The approach quality was consistent, with the aircraft remaining aligned with the runway centreline and the wind conditions—5 kt at 29°, 2 kt crosswind, and 4 kt headwind—providing a stable glide path.
At touchdown, the aircraft landed at a speed of 136 kt, slightly above the ideal threshold speed, but the touchdown rate of –191 fpm was acceptable. The touchdown distance of 1,277 ft was within the expected parameters, and the runway touchdown alignment was described as very good. The aircraft’s alignment with the runway centreline was maintained throughout the touchdown, ensuring a smooth transition into the rollout phase.
The rollout phase was executed with perfect alignment, and the total landing distance was 4,345 ft, representing 57 % of the available runway length of 7,670 ft. The overall performance of the landing was rated at 99.8 %, reflecting the high quality of the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases under the prevailing weather conditions.
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