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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 1,914 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,914 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 880 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A319 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EDHL Lübeck Blankensee Airport, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 25, with a takeoff distance of 1,031 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 16 °C, with a wind speed of 16 knots blowing from a direction of 310 °. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of Krummesse, Germany, and ascended from an altitude of 1,084 feet above sea level to 2,906 feet, an increase of 1,822 feet in just 1 minute, while covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase of the flight started over Hamberge, Germany, and lasted for 10 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25 at EDHL Lübeck Blankensee Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 252.0 ° at an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 25 was successful, with the touchdown point being 456 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 110 knots, which was considered good, but the touchdown rate was hard at -433 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.4 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C, with a wind speed of 11 knots blowing from a direction of 299 °. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,005 meters, which was 105% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centerline by 20.9 meters. The flight then concluded with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 20 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 26 minutes, with the aircraft using 955 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at EDHL Lübeck Blankensee Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 252.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 25, which has a length of 1,914 meters.
The threshold height at 72 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed of 125 knots was within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was located 456 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a deviation from the ideal landing spot. The touchdown speed of 110 knots was good, but the touchdown rate of -433 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, indicating a relatively steep descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots from 299°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance of 2,005 meters was 105% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft required a longer distance to come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.9 meters from the centreline, which is a notable deviation from the ideal alignment.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the threshold height, touchdown point, touchdown rate, and runway rollout alignment. These deviations may be addressed through adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing procedures, as well as pilot training to improve performance in various weather conditions.
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