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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 388 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 Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, taking 14 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 03R, with a takeoff distance of 1,830 meters, which was 54% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 157 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a 3-knot headwind at 29°. The enroute climb started 1 mile south west of Artemida, Greece, where the aircraft climbed from 1,314 feet above sea level to 16,252 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,938 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north east of Artemida, Greece, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 16,753 feet above sea level to 32,715 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,961 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles north east of Temeni, Greece, and lasted for 100 minutes, covering a distance of 752 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 1 mile south west of Lenz, Switzerland. The descent from 33,105 feet above sea level to 2,685 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,420 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14 at Zürich Airport took place from the north west, heading 137.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 14 took place on a runway length of 3,138 meters, with the threshold height above target at 60 feet above ground level. The threshold speed was slightly above target at 141 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 389 meters, but the touchdown speed at 135 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was heavy at -611 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with local weather conditions of 5°C temperature and a 8-knot crosswind at 42°. The total landing distance was 1,418 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The flight ended with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, taking 12 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 918 nautical miles, taking 166 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,112 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 has successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) with a score of 93.3%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 14, which has a length of 3,138 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 135 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 389 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -611 feet per minute (fpm) was heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 42°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 8 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot. Despite these conditions, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The total landing distance of 1,418 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and coming to a stop in a relatively short distance. However, the heavy touchdown rate and slightly fast touchdown speed suggest that the pilot may have been able to make some adjustments to improve the landing performance.
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