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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 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 2,369 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,369 m of the 2,831 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 823 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 25 at Abbotsford International Airport (CYXX) in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The takeoff distance was 517 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 122 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 300°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started overhead CYXX Abbotsford International Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,257 feet above sea level to 19,400 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,143 feet in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 16 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile southwest of Birch Bay, Washington, United States, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 14 miles east of Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada, and descended from 19,336 feet above sea level to 12,770 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,566 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 9 miles east of Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada, and lasted for 51 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 8 miles southeast of Point Roberts, Washington, United States, and descended from 12,239 feet above sea level to 473 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,766 feet in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at CYXX Abbotsford International Airport was made from the east, heading 266.0° at 1 nautical mile and 294 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25, which had a length of 2,831 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 103 knots.
The touchdown point was 393 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 92 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was also good at -153 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 269°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,274 meters, which accounted for 80% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 240 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 92 minutes. The aircraft used 2,321 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Abbotsford International Airport (CYXX) on runway 25. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 266.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 294 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 90.3%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 393 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot. However, the touchdown speed of 92 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -153 feet per minute (fpm) was also good, suggesting that the aircraft's rate of descent was well-managed.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 12°C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots from a direction of 269°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component, making the landing even smoother. The runway length of 2,831 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 2,274 meters, which accounted for approximately 80% of the runway.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, allowing the aircraft to come to a stop in a straight line. Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft performing well within the acceptable parameters.
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