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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 164 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 28 kt fast at 192 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 164 kt in the climb
Arrival
Hold a little more back pressure through the last of the flare to arrest the sink before 333 fpm develops.
What happened: Touchdown sink rate was 333 fpm, a firm arrival with no other fault on this landing to account for it.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: minimal sink at touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 3,710 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 395 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 04R at LIPZ Venice Marco Polo Airport in six minutes, covering two nautical miles.
During the departure roll on runway 04R, the aircraft used 1,626 m of runway, representing 49 % of the available length, and lifted off at 162 kt; ambient conditions were 24 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 060°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced one mile north-east of LIPZ, with the aircraft ascending from 951 ft asl to 35,010 ft asl, a gain of 34,058 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 148 nm.
Level cruise began two miles north-east of Ferriere (Emilia-Romagna, Italy) and continued for 115 minutes, during which 828 nm were flown.
Descent was initiated four miles north-west of Alburquerque (Extremadura, Spain), descending from 35,025 ft asl to 1,697 ft asl, a loss of 33,328 ft in 25 minutes over a distance of 133 nm.
The final approach to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport was conducted from the south on a heading of 23.0°, at four nautical miles and 1,229 ft agl.
Landing on runway 02 was performed on a runway 3,710 m long; the threshold speed was 141 kt, touchdown occurred 393 m down the runway at 135 kt with a descent rate of minus 191 fpm, and runway alignment was perfect. Local weather reported a temperature of 19 °C, wind 2 kt from 290°, a 2 kt cross-wind and no head-wind component.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,167 m, equivalent to 31 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment remained perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in two minutes, covering less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 1,118nm, took 174, and consumed 7,299 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320-ceo entered the final approach to runway 02 at LPPT from the south on a heading of 23.0° at 4 NM and 1,229 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1 000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 19 °C with a 2 kt wind from 290° (2 kt crosswind, 0 kt headwind).
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 141 kt. The aircraft crossed the threshold 393 m down the runway, a distance recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred at 135 kt, noted as a little fast, with a touchdown rate good at minus 191 fpm and runway touchdown alignment perfect.
Rollout continued with a total landing distance of 1 167 m, representing 31 % of the 3 710 m runway, and runway rollout alignment remained perfect.
To refine the already excellent performance, a slight reduction of touchdown speed toward the target VREF would eliminate the minor excess noted, and a marginal adjustment of flare timing can help maintain the optimal speed envelope while preserving the high score of 99.4 %.
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