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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 1,792 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,792 m of the 2,800 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 685 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 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 1,812 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 28 degrees Celsius with a wind speed of 2 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind and headwind were both 2 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida, and the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,028 feet above sea level to 35,163 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,134 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 175 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 65 miles north of Walkers Cay Airport in the Bahamas and lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 641 nautical miles. The descent started 3 miles northwest of Long Neck, Delaware, and the aircraft descended from 35,039 feet above sea level to 1,292 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,747 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 134 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31L at John F Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) was made from the southeast, heading 301.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31L, which had a length of 2,800 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots. The touchdown point was 267 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 135 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -277 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 3 degrees Celsius with a wind speed of 6 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind and tailwind were both 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,710 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 961 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 67 minutes. The aircraft used 6,626 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 31L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, achieving a score of 94.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 301.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots. This may indicate that the pilots may have been able to make some adjustments to their approach to achieve a more optimal speed. The touchdown point was 267 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilots may have been able to make some adjustments to their approach to achieve a more precise touchdown.
The touchdown speed of 135 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate of -277 feet per minute. However, the touchdown rate was still considered fair, indicating that the pilots were able to manage the aircraft's descent effectively.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 80°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 4 knots, which may have presented some challenges for the pilots during the landing. However, the pilots were able to manage the aircraft effectively and achieve a successful landing.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to rest on the runway after a total distance of 1,710 meters, which was 61% of the runway length. The pilots' ability to manage the aircraft's approach and rollout phases was evident in the very good runway rollout alignment, and the overall score of 94.2% reflects their effective performance.
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