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Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 253 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
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 2,093 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,093 m of the 2,946 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 738 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 31L at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,114 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 5°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 250°.
As the aircraft climbed, it started 2 miles west of LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport and reached an altitude of 13,234 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,630 feet from the initial altitude of 1,604 feet. This climb took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 1 mile northwest of Martonvasar and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 21 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Oroszlany and took 14 minutes to descend from 13,998 feet to 1,734 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,264 feet. This descent covered a distance of 58 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 31 at LZIB M. R. Štefánik Airport was made from the southeast, heading 314.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,288 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 31 was successful, with the touchdown point being 322 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -233 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C, with a wind speed of 0 knots at 0°.
The total landing distance was 2,013 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 110 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 30 minutes. The aircraft used 1,515 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LZIB M. R. Štefánik Airport, with a final approach score of 91.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south east, heading 314.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 31, which has a length of 2,946 meters. The threshold height at 60 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired at the point of touchdown. However, the threshold speed was good, at 145 knots, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
The touchdown point was 322 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly over-extended during the landing. The touchdown rate of -233 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was not excessively hard on the landing.
One of the notable aspects of this landing was the runway touchdown alignment, which was very good. This suggests that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway and that the pilots made a good effort to maintain a stable approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were calm, with a temperature of 1°C and no wind. This made the landing conditions ideal, with no crosswind or headwind to contend with.
The total landing distance was 2,013 meters, which is 68% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not excessively long. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, this landing was a good effort by the pilots, with some minor areas for improvement. The aircraft was properly configured for landing, and the pilots made a good effort to maintain a stable approach. However, there were some issues with the touchdown speed and distance, which will need to be addressed in future landings.
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