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Shorten the long landing
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.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 335 m touchdown sits inside 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 22 at KACY Atlantic City International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,268 meters, which was 68% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of KACY Atlantic City International Airport, rising from 1,066 feet above sea level to 29,866 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,800 feet, in 22 minutes and covering 45 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and lasted for 45 minutes, covering a distance of 339 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 3 miles east of Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec, Canada, descending from 29,405 feet above sea level to 4,107 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,299 feet, in 16 minutes and covering 87 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time starting 4 miles south of L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles west of L'Ange-Gardien, with the aircraft descending from 4,140 feet above sea level to 1,573 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,566 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at CYQB Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport was made from the north east, with a heading of 225.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,327 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 337 meters, a touchdown speed of 112 knots, and a touchdown rate of -240 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 8 knots at 240 degrees.
The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 834 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 493 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 103 minutes. The aircraft used 3,496 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at CYQB Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.9%. The final approach was conducted from the north-east, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 2,737 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 120 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 337 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 112 knots was good.
However, the touchdown rate of -240 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation upon touchdown. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 240°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance of 834 meters was only 30% of the runway length, indicating a short and controlled landing. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with the exception of the slightly high touchdown rate.
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