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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Shorten the long landing
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 2,766 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,766 m of the 3,595 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,094 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A380 began with a short taxi from the parking area to the runway at Lisbon Portela Airport. The departure roll on runway 02 covered 1,641 meters, with the aircraft reaching a liftoff speed of 172 knots. The weather at the time of departure was 11°C with a 4 knot wind coming from 50°, resulting in a 2 knot crosswind and 4 knot headwind.
The enroute climb started over Camarate in Portugal, with the aircraft climbing from 1,333 feet above sea level to 39,016 feet in just 13 minutes, covering a distance of 85 nautical miles. The level cruise portion of the flight lasted for 374 minutes, covering a distance of 3,113 nm.
The descent phase of the flight began south of Lavan Airport in Iran, with the aircraft descending from 38,644 feet to 3,539 feet in 23 minutes, covering 133 nm. Another climb occurred near Sharjah Airport in Dubai, with the aircraft climbing from 3,181 feet to 9,064 feet in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm. A descent near the same airport followed, with the aircraft descending from 9,055 feet to 1,988 feet in 7 minutes, covering 10 nm.
The landing took place on runway 30L at Dubai International Airport, with the aircraft touching down 1,094 meters from the threshold at a speed of 133 knots. The total landing distance was 2,687 meters, which was 75% of the runway length. After landing, the aircraft taxied for 2 minutes to reach the parking area.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 3,356 nm and lasted 437 minutes. The Airbus A380 used 66,882 kg of fuel during the journey.
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