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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 35 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 35 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 35 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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,692 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 685 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 23R at Manchester Airport, EGCC, with a takeoff distance of 1,364 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and 8 knots of wind at 270 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Mobberley, Cheshire East, England, where the aircraft climbed from 1,196 feet above sea level to 4,265 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,068 feet in 1 minute, covering 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northwest of Knutsford, Cheshire East, England, and lasted 3 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 1 mile southeast of Alsager, Cheshire East, England, where it climbed from 4,772 feet above sea level to 33,313 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,542 feet in 24 minutes, covering 184 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 9 miles south of Dover, Kent, England, and lasted 115 minutes, covering 902 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 6 miles west of Novi Pazar, Central Serbia, Serbia, where it climbed from 33,817 feet above sea level to 35,160 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,342 feet in 3 minutes, covering 26 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southwest of Mitrovice, Mitrovica District, Kosovo, and lasted 75 minutes, covering 612 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 33 miles south of Finike, Antalya, Turkey, where it descended from 36,108 feet above sea level to 1,306 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,802 feet in 20 minutes, covering 118 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 11 at Paphos International Airport, LCPH, was made from the west, heading 110.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 11, which was 2,692 meters long. The threshold height was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 143 knots.
The touchdown point was 265 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was also good at -183 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 14°C temperature and 9 knots of wind at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,356 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,866 nautical miles, taking 251 minutes, and the aircraft used 9,402 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft, identified as B38M, successfully landed at LCPH Paphos International Airport, with a final approach from the west at a heading of 110.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 4 nautical miles (nm) and 1,259 feet above ground level (agl) when it began its descent onto runway 11. The runway in question has a length of 2,692 meters, providing a sufficient distance for the aircraft to land safely.
Upon landing, the aircraft's performance was evaluated, with the threshold height being above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 143 knots (kt), demonstrating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's speed effectively. The touchdown point was located 265 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 130 kt was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -183 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the pilot's approach and landing technique.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 9 kt at 80°. The crosswind component was relatively minor at 5 kt, while the headwind component was 8 kt, which may have contributed to the slight deviation from the centerline. The total landing distance of 1,356 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The rollout alignment after landing was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's speed effectively during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal performance. However, the pilot's skills and experience were evident in their ability to manage the aircraft's speed and control its descent and rollout.
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