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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,741 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,741 m of the 2,783 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 695 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 24R at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,254 meters, which is 75% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Schoenefeld, Germany. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 73 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,184 feet above sea level to 32,736 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,552 feet.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 4 miles northwest of Stare Czarnowo, Poland. This phase of the flight lasted 9 minutes and covered a distance of 61 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles south of Barwice, Poland. The descent took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 90 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 32,931 feet above sea level to 4,119 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,812 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Suchy Dab, Poland. This phase of the flight lasted 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Bystra, Poland. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 3,755 feet above sea level to 1,792 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,964 feet.
The final approach to runway 29 at EPGD Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport was made from the southeast, heading 293.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 29, which has a length of 2,783 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 144 knots.
The touchdown point was 278 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 130 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -322 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -2°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,660 meters, which is 60% 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 a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 244 nautical miles, and the flight took 56 minutes. The aircraft used 2,644 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EPGD Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, achieving a score of 94.8%. The final approach to runway 29 was initiated from the south east, with a heading of 293.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold speed that was well above the target at 144 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than desired. The touchdown rate was firm, at -322 feet per minute, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.6 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft's landing distance was 1,660 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway length. The runway length at EPGD Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport is 2,783 meters.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed and misaligned runway touchdown position, the aircraft's rollout alignment was very good. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 94.8%.
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