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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 2,428 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,428 m of the 3,984 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,263 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Airbus A319 from LIML Milano Linate Airport to EDDF Frankfurt Airport was smooth and efficient.
Taxiing from the parking to the runway at LIML took 10 minutes, covering 3 nm. Departure roll from runway 36 was uneventful, with a takeoff distance of 1,305 m (53% of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 150 kn. The local weather at departure was 6 °C with a 6 kn crosswind.
The enroute climb started over Idroscalo Milan and reached a cruising altitude of 34,075 ft in 19 minutes, covering 110 nm. The level cruise over Zurich lasted 7 minutes, covering 52 nm.
The descent started south of Messstetten, decreasing from 33,863 ft to 9,196 ft in 16 minutes over a distance of 92 nm. Another level cruise began over Miltenberg for 15 minutes, covering 34 nm. The subsequent descent began east of Bad Orb, descending from 9,023 ft to 3,377 ft in 4 minutes over 11 nm.
A brief 4-minute level cruise over Buedingen followed, covering 13 nm before the final descent started north of Obertshausen. This last descent decreased altitude from 3,364 ft to 2,229 ft in 2 minutes over 6 nm.
Landing on runway 25L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport was successful, touching down 1,242 m from the threshold with a touchdown speed of 128 kn and a VSI of -420 ft/m. The landing distance was 2,320 m, 58% of the runway length. Local weather at landing was 5 °C with a 12 kn crosswind.
After landing, taxiing to the parking took 8 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 328 nm, taking 89 minutes and consuming 2,908 kg of fuel. Overall, the flight in the Airbus A319 was completed safely and efficiently.
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