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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,692 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 615 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 13L at LFML Marseille Provence Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,099 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 9 knots at 140°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 9 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Saint-Victoret, a town in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region of France. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,066 feet above sea level to 18,085 feet, an increase of 17,019 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northwest of Pernes-les-Fontaines. This phase lasted for 19 minutes and covered a distance of 259 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Prugny in the Grand Est region of France. The descent from 17,825 feet to 4,225 feet, a decrease of 13,600 feet, took 17 minutes and covered 84 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Le Mesnil-le-Roi in the Ile-de-France region. This phase lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Herblay in the Ile-de-France region. The descent from 3,910 feet to 1,670 feet, a decrease of 2,240 feet, took just 3 minutes and covered 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09L at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport was made from the west, heading 85.0° at an altitude of 1,308 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 09L, which had a length of 2,692 meters, was successful, with the threshold height being significantly above target. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 125 knots.
The touchdown point was 199 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was fair at -248 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 40°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was also 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,189 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 399 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 65 minutes. The aircraft used 94 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, with a score of 87.2%. The final approach to runway 09L was initiated from the west, heading 85.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,308 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold speed of 131 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
However, the threshold height at 86 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. The touchdown point was 199 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 125 knots was a little fast, but not excessively so. The touchdown rate of -248 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 40°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was also 8 knots, resulting in a relatively calm approach. The runway length of 2,692 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,189 meters, which is 44% of the runway length.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop. Overall, the landing was successful, with a score of 87.2% reflecting the minor deviations from the ideal approach and landing parameters.
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