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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 3,294 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 288 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-1000 taxied from the parking area to runway 26R at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport in 6 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26R, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,119 m, representing 31 % of the runway, and achieved liftoff at 178 kt; ambient temperature was 23 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 179°, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and no head-wind.
The initial climb began overhead LFPG, climbing from 1,293 ft asl to 35,000 ft asl, an altitude gain of 33,707 ft achieved in 26 minutes while covering 191 nm.
Level cruise commenced 1 mile north-east of Lapeyrouse, lasting 82 minutes and traversing 728 nm.
A subsequent climb started 24 miles east of Zeribet el Oued, raising the aircraft from 35,456 ft asl to 36,969 ft asl, a gain of 1,513 ft in 2 minutes over 13 nm.
The following cruise segment began 28 miles east of Zeribet el Oued, persisting for 174 minutes and covering 1,457 nm.
A further climb was logged at latitude 14.7989018, longitude 19.1295623, increasing altitude from 37,475 ft asl to 38,000 ft asl, a rise of 525 ft in 2 minutes across 12 nm.
The next cruise phase originated 83 miles north-west of Oum Hadjer, lasting 126 minutes and encompassing 1,033 nm.
Descent commenced 12 miles west of Bolobo, descending from 38,000 ft asl to 2,332 ft asl, a loss of 35,668 ft in 22 minutes while covering 129 nm.
Final approach to runway 23 at FCBB Maya-Maya Airport involved a descent from 1,332 ft agl to 57 ft agl in 96 seconds; the approach was recorded as scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 23 was executed with a runway length of 3,294 m; the threshold speed was 143 kt, touchdown occurred 286 m down the runway at 142 kt, and the aircraft settled at a vertical speed of minus 382 fpm, with perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 22 °C, wind 1 kt from 360°, a cross-wind of 1 kt and a tail-wind component of 1 kt.
Rollout alignment was perfect and the total landing distance measured 1,322 m, representing 40 % of the runway.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 3,573 nm, required 444 minutes, and consumed 47,164 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A350-1000 executed a stabilised approach to runway 23 at FCBB Maya-Maya Airport, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits as assessed at the 1,000 ft gate. The final descent proceeded from 1,332 ft agl to 57 ft agl in 96 seconds, meeting the stabilisation-gate criteria.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 143 kt. The flare produced a touchdown point 286 m down the runway; touchdown speed was recorded at 142 kt, noted as a little fast, and the aircraft settled with a firm rate of -382 fpm. Runway-touchdown alignment was perfect.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft aligned perfectly on the centreline, maintaining the indicated speed and rate described above. The total landing distance measured 1,322 m, representing 40 % of the 3,294 m runway, and the rollout alignment remained perfect throughout.
Given the high overall score of 96.3 %, minor refinements should focus on reducing the touchdown speed slightly to better match the target and moderating the touchdown rate to achieve a softer landing while preserving the excellent alignment already demonstrated.
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