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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,797 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 274 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 29, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 160 kt and left the ground after a takeoff distance of 970 m, representing 42 % of the runway; ambient temperature was 26 °C with wind 6 kt from 240°, a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Wlochy in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with the flight ascending from 1,293 ft asl to 34,536 ft asl, an increase of 33,243 ft achieved in 30 minutes while covering 219 nm.
The first cruise segment began 5 miles east of Bardejov (Presov, Slovakia) and continued for 484 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 4,387 nm at level flight.
Descent started 35 miles south-west of Zhangjiakou (Hebei Sheng, China), descending from 34,500 ft asl to 12,136 ft asl, a loss of 22,364 ft in 9 minutes and covering 70 nm.
A brief cruise followed 8 miles west of ZKAA Badaling or YanQing Airport Kangzhuang (Beijing Shi, China), lasting 3 minutes and spanning 1 nm.
The subsequent descent began 6 miles west of the same airport, dropping from 11,719 ft asl to 1,430 ft asl, a decrease of 10,290 ft over 13 minutes and covering 49 nm.
Final approach to runway 19 at ZBAA Beijing Capital International Airport was conducted from the north, on a heading of 173.0° at 4 nm and 1,322 ft agl.
Landing on runway 19, which is 3,797 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 138 kt (slightly above target), touchdown distance of 272 m, touchdown speed of 139 kt, and a touchdown rate of minus 284 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was very good and local weather reported temperature 31 °C, wind 9 kt at 160°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 9 kt head-wind.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,181 m, representing 31 % of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a distance of 4,733 nm, took 541 (units as provided), and consumed 60,266 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 established a final approach to runway 19 at ZBAA Beijing Capital International Airport from the north, tracking a heading of 173.0° at 4 nm and 1,322 ft agl. Local conditions were a temperature of 31 °C with wind 9 kt from 160°, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind. The approach featured a good threshold height.
At threshold the aircraft’s speed was slightly above target at 138 kt. The flare commenced from the established height and maintained the slightly elevated speed through the transition.
Touchdown occurred 272 m down the runway, a distance described as good, with a touchdown speed of 139 kt that was fast. The vertical rate at touchdown was fair at minus 284 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,181 m, representing 31 % of the 3,797 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
With a final score of 98.8 % the landing was overall excellent; reducing the touchdown speed to the target value and refining the flare to achieve a shallower descent rate will tighten the remaining margins.
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