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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 167 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 427 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 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 3,498 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 515 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Santorini Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the end of runway 33, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,185-meter stretch of the 2,125-meter runway, which accounted for 56% of its length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 160 knots, taking advantage of the 22-knot headwind and 4-knot crosswind conditions, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind direction of 329°.
As the aircraft climbed away from Santorini Island, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 1,063 feet above sea level to 16,009 feet, a vertical gain of 14,946 feet, in just 9 minutes and covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a brief enroute level cruise, which lasted 3 minutes and covered 22 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent towards Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The descent phase was initiated 6 miles northwest of Plaka, and the aircraft descended from 16,029 feet to 1,624 feet, a vertical loss of 14,405 feet, in 17 minutes and covering 79 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached runway 03L at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, it initiated its final approach from the southwest, aligning itself with the runway at a height of 1,336 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The aircraft landed on the 3,202-meter runway, touching down 94 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 133 knots, with a touchdown rate of -271 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 1,307 meters, accounting for 41% of the runway length. Following a perfect runway rollout alignment, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 149 nautical miles, and the aircraft consumed 1,822 kilograms of fuel during the 40-minute flight.
The aircraft touched down on runway 03L at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport with a threshold height that met the desired standards. The threshold speed of 137 kt was also satisfactory, indicating a well-executed approach. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, it touched down 94 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, a deviation that could have been mitigated with a slightly slower touchdown speed.
The touchdown speed of 133 kt was a bit higher than the ideal, resulting in a touchdown rate of -271 fpm, which was fair but not exceptional. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, a testament to the pilot's skill and attention to detail. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and a headwind of 21 kt, presented a moderate challenge, but the aircraft's performance was not significantly impacted.
The total landing distance of 1,307 meters, accounting for 41% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability throughout the landing phase. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of proficiency, earning a score of 98.5%.
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