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Work on the flare
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 5,147 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,147 ft of the 8,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,041 ft touchdown sits inside 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 4,239 feet, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 89°F and winds of 6 knots at 130°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was also 4 knots. After departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 120 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,052 feet above sea level to 32,134 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 6 miles northwest of the Mayo Clinic Heliport in Jacksonville, Florida. This cruise phase lasted for 60 minutes and covered a distance of 468 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles northwest of Calhoun Airport in Georgia. The descent took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 123 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 32,074 feet to 3,155 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles south of Gallatin, Tennessee. This cruise phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile southeast of Hendersonville, Tennessee. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 2,883 feet to 1,823 feet.
The final approach to runway 20L at Nashville International Airport (KBNA) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 198.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,222 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 20L, which has a length of 8,006 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 154 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 977 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 153 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -467 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 75°F and winds of 4 knots at 200°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,838 feet, which is 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 732 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 133 minutes. The aircraft used 13,447 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KBNA Nashville International Airport, achieving a score of 96.2%. The final approach to runway 20L was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 198.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,222 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 153 kt, which was slightly above the target threshold speed of 154 kt. The touchdown distance of 977 ft was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -467 fpm was deemed hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight jolt upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 18 ft, 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 75°F and a gentle headwind of 4 kt from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 kt.
The total landing distance of 4,838 ft was 60% of the available runway length of 8,006 ft, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient room to stop safely. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 96.2%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate, as well as the runway touchdown position. These areas can be addressed through further training and refinement of the pilots' skills.
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