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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,882 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 328 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced the departure roll on runway 23, accelerating over a distance of 1,349 m (44 % of the runway) and lifted off at 142 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 22 °C, wind 8 kt from 240°, with a 1 kt crosswind component and an 8 kt headwind.
Climb began 1 mile north-west of Hamburg-Nord, with the A320 ascending from 1,062 ft asl to 33,630 ft asl, a gain of 32,567 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 96 nm.
Level cruise was established 1 mile south of Papenburg, lasting 24 minutes and encompassing 156 nm.
Descent commenced 10 miles north-west of Nieuw-Haamstede, descending from 33,756 ft asl to 14,192 ft asl, a loss of 19,564 ft in 16 minutes over 87 nm.
A second level cruise segment began 3 miles north of Margate, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
Descent resumed 2 miles south-west of Birchington-on-Sea, dropping from 13,982 ft asl to 8,006 ft asl, a reduction of 5,977 ft in 5 minutes across 23 nm.
A further cruise phase started 1 mile south-east of Bethersden, lasting 2 minutes and traversing 7 nm.
The final descent started overhead Sissinghurst, descending from 8,013 ft asl to 1,478 ft asl, a decrease of 6,535 ft in 8 minutes while covering 25 nm.
The aircraft entered final approach to runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick Airport from the east, aligned on a heading of 258.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,278 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred on runway 26L, whose length is 2,882 m; the threshold speed was 136 kt, touchdown distance measured 329 m, touchdown speed was 128 kt, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 186 fpm. Local weather at the airport indicated a temperature of 18 °C, wind 6 kt from 220°, with a 4 kt crosswind and a 5 kt headwind. Total landing distance was 1,331 m (46 % of the runway).
Rollout proceeded with perfect runway alignment, bringing the aircraft to a stop within the remaining runway length.
The A320 taxied from the runway to the parking area in 8 minutes, covering 2 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 410 nm, required 85 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 3,235 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 completed the final approach to runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick Airport from the east, tracking a heading of 258.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,278 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 18 °C with wind 6 kt at 220 °, a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the aircraft displayed a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 136 kt.
Touchdown occurred at a good distance of 329 m down the runway, with a good touchdown speed of 128 kt and a good touchdown rate of -186 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 1,331 m, representing 46 % of the 2,882 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
With a final score of 99.6 % the landing was excellent; a minor refinement would be to fine-tune the touchdown point to consistently match the 300 m aim point while preserving the current speed control. Maintaining the present flare technique will keep the touchdown rate within the good range.
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