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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 2,139 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 640 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Boeing 737-700 began with a smooth taxi from the parking area to the runway at EFTP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport, taking only 2 minutes to cover less than a mile. The departure roll on runway 24 was efficient, with a takeoff distance of 1,032 meters, accounting for 38% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was chilly, with a temperature of -0°C and a light wind of 2 knots coming from 306°, resulting in a minimal crosswind and a slight headwind of 1 knot.
The enroute climb commenced over Tampere-Pirkkala Airport and ascended from 1,439 feet above sea level to 39,894 feet, covering a total distance of 227 nautical miles in 35 minutes. The subsequent level cruise phase began 5 miles south of Langshyttan in Sweden and lasted 11 minutes, spanning 81 nautical miles. The descent phase began 1 mile south of Munkfors, bringing the aircraft down from 40,177 feet to 38,546 feet over a distance of 16 nautical miles in just 2 minutes.
After another level cruise phase starting 3 miles southwest of Vaestra AEmtervik in Sweden, lasting 103 minutes and covering 689 nautical miles, the final descent commenced 2 miles west of Templepatrick in Northern Ireland. The aircraft descended from 38,168 feet to 1,953 feet over a distance of 100 nautical miles in 18 minutes.
The final approach to runway 26 at EIKN Ireland West Knock Airport was well executed from the east, with a precise heading of 259.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,313 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26 was slightly challenging, as the touchdown point was 226 meters beyond the designated zone, and the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly fast. However, the touchdown alignment was very good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -390 feet per minute. The total landing distance covered was 1,259 meters, accounting for 59% of the runway length, with a perfect runway rollout alignment.
After a successful landing, the aircraft taxied back to the parking area from the runway in just 1 minute, covering less than a mile. The entire flight, spanning a total distance of 1,119 nautical miles, took 168 minutes and consumed 7,203 kilograms of fuel. Overall, the flight was efficiently conducted with minor deviations in landing parameters but with no significant issues during the journey.
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