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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 613 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Add power earlier on final to cross the threshold at 147 kt; flying it on speed removes the urge to flare early.
What happened: This flight crossed the threshold at 134 kt, slow against target, then began the flare early at 90 ft. An early flare following a slow threshold speed usually lets the sink rate build back before touchdown, producing the firm touchdown recorded here.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 147 kt at the threshold
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 6 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 147 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 12 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 147 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,996 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 263 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 18 at SBRF Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport, accelerating through a take-off distance of 1,842 m (61 % of runway) and achieving a liftoff speed of 167 kt. Ambient conditions were 25 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 200°, a crosswind component of 2 kt and a headwind component of 2 kt.
Climb began 1 mile south of SBRF, with the flight ascending from 1,023 ft asl to 32,823 ft asl - an increase of 31,800 ft - over 28 minutes while covering 195 nm.
The first level cruise segment started 4 miles north-east of Nossa Senhora das Dores (Sergipe, Brazil) and lasted 2 minutes, during which 11 nm were flown.
A second climb segment was initiated 3 miles north-east of Malhador (Sergipe, Brazil), raising the aircraft from 32,817 ft asl to 33,997 ft asl - a gain of 1,180 ft - in 3 minutes and spanning 24 nm.
The next cruise phase originated 4 miles north-west of Salgado (Sergipe, Brazil) and continued for 122 minutes, covering a distance of 910 nm.
Descent commenced 3 miles east of Itatiba (São Paulo, Brazil), with the aircraft descending from 33,997 ft asl to 6,000 ft asl - a loss of 27,996 ft - in 11 minutes while traveling 78 nm.
A brief cruise segment followed, beginning 3 miles north-east of Itatiba, lasting 7 minutes and covering 30 nm.
A second descent started 3 miles north-west of SBMT Campo de Marte Airport (São Paulo, Brazil), lowering the altitude from 5,975 ft asl to 3,781 ft asl - a decrease of 2,194 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The final approach to runway 10R at SBGR André Franco Montoro International Airport was executed from the west, on a heading of 74.0°, at 4 nm and 1,309 ft agl.
Landing on runway 10R, whose length is 2,996 m, was achieved with a threshold speed of 134 kt. Touchdown occurred 263 m down the runway at a speed of 133 kt and a vertical rate of minus 312 fpm. The total landing distance recorded was 1,181 m (39 % of runway). Weather at the time was 18 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 109°, a crosswind component of 1 kt and a headwind component of 2 kt.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good; the aircraft decelerated after touchdown, completing the rollout within the measured landing distance of 1,181 m.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering an additional 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,267 nm, required 189 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 8,635 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 approached runway 10R at SBGR André Franco Montoro International Airport from the west on a heading of 74.0° at 4 nm and 1,309 ft agl. The final approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 134 kt and the flare was executed with the expected parameters, confirming the good threshold height reported.
Touchdown occurred 263 m down the runway at a good speed of 133 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 312 fpm and runway touchdown alignment described as very good.
Rollout alignment was very good, and the total landing distance was 1,181 m, representing 39 % of the 2,996 m runway length.
To refine the already strong performance, focus on moderating the touchdown sink rate to achieve a smoother contact while preserving the excellent alignment and speed control demonstrated.
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