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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 29 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 29 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 29 ft to touchdown.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,289 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,048 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Logan International Airport (KBOS) in Boston, Massachusetts, the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing phase that lasted 23 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the runway, it initiated its departure roll on runway 04R, utilizing 55% of the available runway length to achieve liftoff at a speed of 166 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 40°F, with a 5-knot headwind and a 2-knot crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it traversed a distance of 124 nautical miles in 21 minutes, increasing its altitude by 33,059 feet. The climb phase began overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts, and continued until the aircraft reached its initial cruise altitude. The enroute level cruise phase that followed lasted 137 minutes, covering a distance of 1,538 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated its descent, reducing its altitude by 24,007 feet in 14 minutes as it approached the Texas region. The descent phase was followed by a series of level cruises and climbs, with the aircraft eventually descending to its final approach altitude.
The final approach to runway 18R at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) was initiated from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 179.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,319 feet above ground level. The landing was completed on the 12,289-foot runway, with the touchdown point located 673 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The aircraft utilized 35% of the available runway length, with a total landing distance of 4,266 feet. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing phase to the parking area lasted 6 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,845 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 212 minutes and a fuel consumption of 27,726 pounds.
The aircraft touched down on runway 18R at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport, with a threshold height of 56 ft above ground level, slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 140 kt was also slightly above the target, indicating a slightly aggressive approach. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -194 fpm was good.
The touchdown point was 673 ft beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slightly long touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from the centreline, which may have contributed to the long touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft staying on course as it decelerated. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 77 °F and a 7 kt headwind, were favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,266 ft was 35% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was considered good, with a score of 94.7%. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a slight deviation from the target threshold height and speed. However, the touchdown characteristics and runway rollout alignment were good, contributing to a successful landing.
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