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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 6.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,783 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 14L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, with a takeoff distance of 2,100 meters, which was 70% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 155 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 3°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 284 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the tailwind was also 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of the airport and took 18 minutes to reach an altitude of 35,862 feet, an increase of 33,013 feet from the initial altitude of 2,849 feet. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 114 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Navaleno, Spain, and lasted for 70 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 513 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 4 miles west of Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins, France, and took 13 minutes to descend from 35,801 feet to 10,244 feet, a decrease of 25,557 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 86 nautical miles during this phase.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Aspach, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 1 mile east of Steinsoultz, France, and took 3 minutes to descend from 9,506 feet to 6,007 feet, a decrease of 3,499 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 14 nautical miles during this phase.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Mervelier, Switzerland, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 2 miles south of Bretzwil, Switzerland, and took 3 minutes to descend from 6,012 feet to 2,460 feet, a decrease of 3,552 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 12 nautical miles during this phase.
The final approach to runway 33 at LFSB EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg was made from the south-east, heading 335.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,562 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 33, which had a length of 2,783 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 350 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -314 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 2°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 360 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,330 meters, which was 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 762 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 132 minutes. The aircraft used 4,687 kilograms of fuel during the flight
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LFSB EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, achieving a score of 97.9%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south east, heading 335.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,562 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning the aircraft with the runway for a smooth landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on the runway 33, which has a length of 2,783 meters. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's control over the aircraft's descent.
However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -314 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 350 meters was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. However, this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 360°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,330 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing at LFSB EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg was successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control over the aircraft's descent and rollout. However, there were some minor deviations in the touchdown speed and runway alignment, which may be addressed in future training sessions to further improve the pilot's performance.
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