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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 152 m above the runway. The 305 m gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,180 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,180 m of the 2,414 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 694 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 27 at EGGD Bristol Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,048 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, while the headwind was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead EGGD Bristol Airport and rising from 1,600 feet above sea level to 5,835 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Bleadon, lasting 5 minutes and covering 22 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 6,463 feet to 15,844 feet in 3 minutes, covering 20 nautical miles. The level cruise that followed, starting overhead Clyst St Mary, lasted 3 minutes and covered 22 nautical miles.
The next climb started 3 miles south east of Brixham, with the aircraft rising from 16,093 feet to 22,998 feet in 5 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The level cruise that followed, starting 1 mile south east of Paignton, lasted a significant 40 minutes and covered 289 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting overhead La Jarrie-Audouin and descending from 23,000 feet to 1,876 feet in 18 minutes, covering 72 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 11 at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport was from the west, with the aircraft heading 113.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,703 feet above ground level.
However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at 1,017 feet above ground level. The landing was eventually made on runway 11, with the aircraft touching down 267 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 123 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was firm at -393 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.9 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 2,087 meters, which accounted for 86% 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 453 nautical miles, taking 96 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,702 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 113.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,703 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 11, which has a length of 2,414 meters.
The threshold height at 114 feet agl was significantly higher than the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. However, the threshold speed of 136 knots was only slightly above the target, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and was able to adjust the aircraft's speed accordingly. The touchdown speed of 123 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -393 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
Despite the successful touchdown, the landing was not without its issues. The touchdown point was 267 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have been slightly long on the approach. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.9 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading or a miscalculation of the approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slight deviations in the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,087 meters was 86% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading or a miscalculation of the approach path.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to maintain control and execute a safe touchdown. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a more precise approach path and aligning the aircraft with the runway centerline.
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