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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 24 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power sooner on final so you cross the threshold at 130 kt, carrying that speed into the flare.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 137 kt, 7 kt above 130 kt, usually leaves extra energy that lets the sink come back after the flare has arrested it, and that returning sink usually carries through to a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 130 kt at the threshold.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,739 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,739 m of the 2,950 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 679 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 09R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, a movement that lasted 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.
The departure roll commenced on runway 09R, with the aircraft accelerating to a liftoff speed of 159 kt after a takeoff distance of 1,586 m, representing 47 % of the runway. Local weather at the time was 20 °C temperature, wind 9 kt from 100°, with a 2 kt crosswind component and a 9 kt headwind.
Climb began approximately 1 mile north of Feltham, Greater London, England, and the aircraft rose from 1,076 ft asl to 36,818 ft asl, an altitude gain of 35,743 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 123 nm.
Level cruise was established 13 miles east of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, and was maintained for 36 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 201 nm.
Descent commenced at latitude 55.3937608 and longitude 5.2191688, with the aircraft descending from 37,029 ft asl to 2,025 ft asl, a loss of 35,004 ft over 28 minutes and a distance of 170 nm.
A second level cruise segment started 4 miles north of Vejle, Region Syddanmark, Denmark, lasting 4 minutes and covering 9 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at EKBI Billund Airport began with a descent from 1,337 ft agl to 70 ft agl completed in 103 seconds.
Landing on runway 27, which is 2,950 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 137 kt, a touchdown point 262 m beyond the touchdown zone, and a touchdown speed of 129 kt. The aircraft touched down with a rate of minus 240 fpm and was laterally offset by 3.8 m from the centreline. Weather at the airport was 14 °C, wind 6 kt from 340°, with a 6 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,658 m, representing 56 % of the runway, and the runway rollout showed a centreline deviation of 10.6 m.
After rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that lasted 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a distance of 511 nm, required 85 of time, and consumed 3,112 kg of fuel.
The approach to runway 27 at EKBI Billund Airport was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,390 ft agl to 94 ft agl in 89 seconds on a final approach that remained on the proper glide path and centreline.
At threshold the height of 56 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed of 150 kt was well above target. The touchdown point was good at 397 m down the runway, indicating an appropriate aim point for the flare.
Touchdown occurred with a speed of 146 kt, described as fast, and a very heavy vertical rate of minus 712 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect, placing the aircraft precisely on the centreline at the intended point.
Rollout covered a total landing distance of 996 m, representing 34 % of the 2,950 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, giving a headwind component of 1 kt and no crosswind.
Refine the final-approach speed management to bring touchdown speed closer to target and reduce the vertical rate, which will lessen the heavy touchdown while preserving the excellent alignment already demonstrated. Maintaining the current aim point and stabilised approach will support these adjustments and sustain the strong overall score of 88.3 %.
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