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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 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,295 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 833 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Logan International Airport (KBOS) in Boston, Massachusetts. This took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 27, with a takeoff distance of 1,017 meters, which was 48% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of -6°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at 310 degrees. The crosswind was 10 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the Avco/Lowell Heliport in Lowell, Massachusetts, where the aircraft climbed from 1,061 feet above sea level to 33,531 feet, an increase of 32,471 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 153 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 77 miles southeast of Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) in Nantucket, Massachusetts. This phase lasted for 78 minutes and covered a distance of 598 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 35,387 feet to 37,538 feet, an increase of 2,151 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, starting at a location with coordinates 29.8740837° latitude and 67.5782777° longitude. This phase lasted for 83 minutes and covered a distance of 643 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 40 miles north of the British Virgin Static Carrier - Prince of Wales in the British Virgin Islands. The descent from 37,822 feet to 4,049 feet took 20 minutes, covering a distance of 107 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, starting 8 miles west of The Valley in Anguilla. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting 11 miles northwest of Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) in Saint Martin. The descent from 4,052 feet to 3,320 feet took 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, starting 18 miles west of TNCM, lasting for 4 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent once more, starting 12 miles west of TNCM. The descent from 2,619 feet to 1,334 feet took 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at TNCM was from the west, with a heading of 81.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,246 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 10 was successful, with a touchdown point 375 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was good at -177 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 12 knots. The total landing distance was 1,218 meters, which was 53% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,576 nautical miles, taking 233 minutes
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, with a score of 86.4%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, heading 81.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,246 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 375 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force to slow down the aircraft. However, the touchdown rate of -177 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 29°C and a headwind of 12 knots at 80°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots. The runway length of 2,295 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,218 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase. However, the threshold height at 80 feet agl was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 150 knots. These deviations may have been due to the aircraft's approach speed and configuration.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot maintaining control during the rollout phase. However, there were some deviations from the target parameters, which may indicate areas for improvement in the pilot's technique or the aircraft's performance.
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