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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,191 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 450 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPPD João Paulo II Airport. This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 30, and the takeoff distance was 962 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at 290 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but the headwind was 13 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Relva in the Azores, Portugal, where the aircraft ascended from 1,002 feet above sea level to 34,698 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,696 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 225 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started at a latitude of 40.2945652 and a longitude of -22.1486728, lasting for 150 minutes and covering 1,192 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 1 mile south of Felixstowe in Suffolk, England, where the aircraft descended from 34,286 feet above sea level to 1,315 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,972 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 123 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was made from the southwest, heading 58.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,278 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 06, which had a length of 3,191 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots. The touchdown distance was 431 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -541 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 4°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,394 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 1,548 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 220 minutes. The aircraft used 11,051 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, achieving a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 58.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 06, which has a length of 3,191 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 141 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits, measuring 431 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly higher than desired, which may have contributed to a harder-than-ideal touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -541 feet per minute (fpm) was particularly noteworthy, as it was considered very hard. This may be attributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. On the other hand, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating excellent piloting skills.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 110°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,394 meters was 44% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and skill, resulting in a score of 95.6%.
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