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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.4 ft, and this flight then touched down at 334 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,043 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 299 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Geneva Cointrin International Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 04, with a takeoff distance of 1,541 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and winds of 6 knots at 20°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Ferney-Voltaire in France, where the aircraft climbed from 2,338 feet above sea level to 33,015 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,677 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 85 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile west of Coazze in Italy and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 192 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb 1 mile south of Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, climbing from 32,994 feet above sea level to 36,490 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,496 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 4 miles north of Monticello Amiata and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles northeast of Torano in Italy, where the aircraft descended from 37,008 feet above sea level to 1,839 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,169 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at Naples International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 55.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,528 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 06, which had a length of 2,043 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 140 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 301 meters, but the touchdown speed of 133 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -360 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 12°C temperature and winds of 6 knots at 17°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 995 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 495 nautical miles, taking 102 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,770 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LIRN Naples International Airport, achieving a score of 97.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 55.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,528 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 06, which has a length of 2,043 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 140 knots was also within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 301 meters was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and touchdown. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -360 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.3 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, a wind speed of 6 knots from 17°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance of 995 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled rollout after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
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