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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 13 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 3.1°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 324 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 586 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,883 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,883 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 368 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Geneva Cointrin International Airport, taking 5 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. Departure roll took place on runway 22, with the aircraft taking off after covering 39% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,376 meters, and the liftoff speed was 157 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 269 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 11 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland, and the aircraft ascended from 2,411 feet above sea level to 16,997 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,586 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile west of Chevry, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile south-east of Praroman, Canton de Fribourg, Switzerland. The descent from 17,000 feet above sea level to 12,101 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,900 feet, took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south of Huttwil, Canton de Berne, Switzerland. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north-west of Buttwil, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland. The descent from 11,998 feet above sea level to 2,732 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,266 feet, took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14 at Zürich Airport took place from the north-west, with the aircraft heading at 137.0 degrees and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft landed on runway 14, which had a length of 3,138 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was above the target at 148 knots. The touchdown distance was 372 meters, and the touchdown speed was 142 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -582 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 270 degrees, with a crosswind component of 11 knots and a tailwind component of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,814 meters, which was 58% of the runway's length. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 193 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes. The aircraft used 1,502 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 14 at Zürich Airport (LSZH) with a score of 87.3%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,308 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for a smooth landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was significantly higher than the target speed, reaching 148 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have applied a bit too much power during the approach, resulting in a faster-than-ideal touchdown speed. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was also faster than the desired speed, which could have contributed to a harder-than-expected touchdown.
The touchdown distance of 372 meters was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. However, the touchdown rate of -582 feet per minute (fpm) was extremely high, suggesting a hard landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially caused discomfort for the passengers.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.1 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs during the final approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and winds of 15 knots at 270°, contributed to a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 10 knots. These conditions may have affected the pilot's ability to maintain a perfectly aligned approach.
The total landing distance of 1,814 meters was 58% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned from the centreline by 23.2 meters, indicating that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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