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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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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 155 kt with 7.1° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to 275 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 4,415 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,460 fpm on average to 275 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length.
Plan view the roll down the 8,829 ft runway.
Rolled from 187 ft in, never more than 3 ft off the centreline. Airborne 38 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.
On the glideslope from 4 nm to 0.3 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 60 ft under).
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 45× larger than distances along the final.
Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 30 ft off the centreline.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 24L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in 13 minutes, covering 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24L, the aircraft used 3,367 ft of runway (38 % of the available length) and lifted off at 154 kt. Ambient conditions were 77 °F with a wind of 8 kt from 280°, including a 5 kt crosswind component and a 7 kt headwind.
Climb began overhead LEBL, ascending from 498 ft asl to 19,003 ft asl, an increase of 18,506 ft achieved in 8 minutes while covering 43 nm.
The first cruise segment started 33 miles southeast of LEBL and lasted 8 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 63 nm at level altitude.
Descent commenced 41 miles north of Ferreries, descending from 19,001 ft asl to 5,547 ft asl, a loss of 13,454 ft in 12 minutes and covering 63 nm.
A second cruise phase began 11 miles southwest of Alaior, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
The next descent started 13 miles southwest of Sant Lluis, dropping from 4,883 ft asl to 1,527 ft asl, a decrease of 3,356 ft over 4 minutes and 11 nm.
Final approach to runway 01 at LEMH Menorca Airport was executed from the south, on a heading of 9.0° at 4 nm and 1,229 ft agl, followed by a further descent from 1,265 ft agl to 129 ft agl in 106 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 01, which is 8,373 ft long, occurred with a threshold speed of 128 kt. Touchdown was recorded 897 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 116 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 114 fpm and perfect runway alignment. Local weather was 72 °F with a wind of 9 kt from 280°, a 9 kt crosswind and no headwind. Total landing distance was 4,025 ft, representing 48 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 199 nm, took 49 (units as reported), and consumed 4,973 lb of fuel.
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