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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,450 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,450 ft of the 11,040 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,581 ft 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 10L at KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,568 feet, which accounted for 58% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 91 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 2 knots at 120 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departing from Fort Lauderdale, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Dania Beach, Florida. The climb took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 42 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,012 feet above sea level to 24,088 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles east of the Southern Ranch Airport in Clewiston, Florida. This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 36 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Port LaBelle, Florida. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 91 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing in altitude from 24,088 feet to 1,301 feet.
The final approach to runway 01L at KTPA Tampa International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 2.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 11,040 feet, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was well above the target at 152 knots. The touchdown point was 1,233 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -131 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 10 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 91 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 3 knots at 360 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 6,202 feet, which accounted for 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 179 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 47 minutes. The aircraft used 4,391 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KTPA Tampa International Airport, achieving a score of 94.8%. The final approach to runway 01L was initiated from the south, with a heading of 2.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, which has a length of 11,040 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 152 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for the landing.
The touchdown point was 1,233 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly further down the runway than ideal. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was also a little faster than the target speed, which may have contributed to the slightly longer touchdown point. Despite this, the touchdown rate was reported as smooth, with a descent rate of -131 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, being 10 feet off the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation by the pilot. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were hot, with a temperature of 91°F, and a light headwind of 3 knots from a direction of 360°. There was no crosswind component, making the landing conditions relatively straightforward. The total landing distance was 6,202 feet, which is 56% of the runway length. This is a relatively normal landing distance for a Boeing 737-800, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance from the end of the runway.
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