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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,114 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,114 m of the 3,989 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 990 m past the threshold — beyond 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a PA44 Seminole, then departed from runway 24 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport. The takeoff distance was 309 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 63 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 60 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 12 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Kirchberg, Luxembourg, and ascended from an altitude of 2,015 feet above sea level to 4,078 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,063 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, and lasted for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time overhead Bissen, Mersch, Luxembourg, and ascended from 4,469 feet above sea level to 8,831 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,362 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Ingeldorf, Luxembourg, and the aircraft descended from 8,822 feet above sea level to 3,179 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,643 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started overhead Wecker, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport was made from the north east, heading 240.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 24 was successful, with the touchdown point being 552 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 63 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -121 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 40 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 12 knots. The total landing distance was 2,011 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 3,199.2 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 43 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 35 minutes. The aircraft used 31 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The PA44 Seminole aircraft successfully landed at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, achieving a score of 73.0%. The final approach was conducted from the north east, heading 240.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,306 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 3,989 meters.
The threshold height at 77 feet agl was above the target, but the threshold speed of 79 knots was considered good. The touchdown point was 552 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 63 knots was also deemed satisfactory. The touchdown rate was smooth at -121 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 40°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 12 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
However, the aircraft's runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 3,199.2 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase of the landing. Despite this, the total landing distance of 2,011 meters was only 50% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop safely within a reasonable distance.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the PA44 Seminole aircraft was able to safely touch down on the runway and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the excessively misaligned runway rollout alignment suggests that the pilot may need to work on maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase of the landing.
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