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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,872 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 553 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 34R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,941 meters, which was 53% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots at a direction of 9 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 17 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles north of KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 5,219 feet above sea level to 5,512 feet above sea level, an increase of 293 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of KBTF Skypark Airport Bountiful, Utah, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. However, the aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 7 miles north of RB36 Great Salt Lake Salt Lake City. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 5,450 feet above sea level to 30,238 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,788 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then resumed, starting 1 mile south east of KTWF Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport Twin Falls, Idaho, and lasted for 53 minutes, covering a distance of 361 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south west of Selah, Washington. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 30,180 feet above sea level to 1,758 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,422 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16C at KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport was made from the north, heading 180.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,310 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 16C, which had a length of 2,872 meters. The threshold height at 57 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 115 knots.
The touchdown point was 131 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 102 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -271 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 310 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,109 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 606 nautical miles, taking 115 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,031 kilograms of fuel.
The RJ85 aircraft successfully landed at KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, achieving a score of 91.8%. The final approach to runway 16C was initiated from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,310 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 131 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 102 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -271 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment and rollout. The runway threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed of 115 knots was within the acceptable range.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the crosswind and tailwind conditions. The total landing distance of 1,109 meters was 39% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced some difficulties in maintaining a stable alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 91.8%. However, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a stable rate of descent and aligning with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
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