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Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 667 m past the threshold, 210 m beyond the 457 m target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 457 m.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 16 stages, 14 scored
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,646 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,646 m of the 3,756 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 667 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey with a taxiing period of 11 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 06L, with a takeoff distance of 1,717 meters, accounting for 57% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 161 knots, amidst local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and a wind of 14 knots at 30 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of Istanbul, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 36,868 feet above sea level in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 150 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 8 miles northeast of Gudul, Ankara, and lasted for 170 minutes, covering a distance of 1,412 nautical miles. The aircraft then commenced its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 36,309 feet to 2,141 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 152 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 3 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its final approach to runway 30 at Sharjah International Airport.
The final approach was conducted from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 303.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 30, which had a length of 3,459 meters. The touchdown point was 246 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 127 knots, slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 131 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -281 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,561 meters, accounting for 45% of the runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,729 nautical miles, with a flight time of 236 minutes and a fuel consumption of 8,528 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 30 at OMSJ Sharjah International Airport from the south east was executed with good quality, maintaining a heading of 303.0° at 4 nm and 1,259 ft above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. The threshold speed of 131 kt was also satisfactory, indicating a well-executed flare.
However, the touchdown characteristics were not entirely optimal, with a touchdown speed of 127 kt, which was slightly above the recommended value. The touchdown rate of -281 fpm was fair, but could have been improved. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.9 m, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 36 °C and wind at 20 kt from 250°, also played a role in the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,561 m, which accounted for 45% of the runway length, was acceptable. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.9 m, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 91.3%. While there were some areas for improvement, the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases.
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