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Settle the descent rate
See Arrival Approach
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate 1,694 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and glideslope 4.3° against the runway's 3°.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 17 kt FAST on the reference speed of 139 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,555 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,555 m of the 2,940 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 666 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 30 at LEBB Bilbao Airport in a duration of 10 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 30, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 156 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,189 m, which represented 56 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 18 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 269°, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and a head-wind component of 2 kt.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of Erandio, Spain, with the flight ascending from 1,015 ft asl to 34,009 ft asl, a gain of 32,993 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 159 nm.
The first level-cruise segment began 38 miles south-west of Saint-Clement-des-Baleines, France, and lasted 18 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 276 nm at cruise altitude.
Descent was initiated overhead Blacourt, France, with the aircraft descending from 34,008 ft asl to 2,082 ft asl, a loss of 31,926 ft in 11 minutes while traversing 112 nm.
A second level-cruise phase started 1 mile west of Steenkerque, Belgium, lasting 7 minutes and covering 22 nm before the final approach.
The final approach to runway 01 at EBBR Brussels Airport was conducted from the south on a heading of 15.0° at 4 nm and 1,834 ft agl.
Landing on runway 01 was executed with a threshold speed of 143 kt; touchdown occurred 256 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 138 kt and a vertical rate of minus 542 fpm, with runway touchdown alignment described as very good. Local weather at the time was 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, cross-wind 2 kt and head-wind 0 kt. The total landing distance recorded was 1,481 m, equivalent to 50 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout proceeded with very good alignment, completing the landing roll within the measured 1,481 m distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 577 nm, required 70 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 4,145 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 conducted the final approach to runway 01 at Brussels Airport from the south, maintaining a heading of 15.0 deg at 4 nm and 1,834 ft AGL. Local weather was 15 C with a wind of 2 kt from 270 deg, resulting in a 2 kt crosswind and no headwind component. The threshold height was good.
The aircraft crossed the threshold at a speed of 143 kt, which was slightly above the target speed. The flare followed this speed.
Touchdown occurred 256 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 138 kt, noted as a little fast, and a very hard vertical rate of minus 542 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered 1,481 m, representing 50 % of the 2,940 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the vertical speed during flare to avoid the very hard touchdown rate and aim to arrest the aircraft within the designated touchdown zone, targeting the 300 m aim point. Adjust the approach speed to meet the target of 143 kt to keep touchdown speed within limits.
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