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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 1,892 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,892 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 403 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-800 from EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport to EGCC Manchester Airport was smooth and efficient.
The taxi from the parking to the runway at Warsaw Chopin Airport took only 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The departure roll on runway 15 was quick, with a takeoff distance of 1,399 m and the aircraft reached a liftoff speed of 164 kn. The local weather conditions at departure included a temperature of 5°C, wind at 7 kn from 120°, with a crosswind of 4 kn and a headwind of 6 kn.
The enroute climb started over Jaworowa and the aircraft climbed from 1,358 ft asl to 35,947 ft asl in 18 minutes, covering 107 nm. The enroute level cruise began 2 miles south of Grodziec and lasted 88 minutes, covering 627 nm.
The descent phase commenced 14 miles north of Wells-next-the-Sea, with the aircraft descending from 35,583 ft asl to 1,961 ft asl in 23 minutes, covering 111 nm. The landing on runway 23R at Manchester Airport was smooth, with a touchdown speed of 148 kn and a VSI of -278 ft/m. The total landing distance was 1,814 m, 75% of the runway length.
Taxiing from the runway to the parking at Manchester Airport took 7 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 853 nm, with a total flight time of 142 minutes. The aircraft used 5,484 kg of fuel for the journey. The local weather at Manchester during landing was a temperature of 11°C, with a wind at 4 kn from 189°, with a crosswind of 3 kn and a headwind of 3 kn.
Overall, the flight was well-controlled and efficient, with all phases of flight proceeding smoothly and safely.
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