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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 13 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 70 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 70 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 726 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 2,475 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 726 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (LIRF), the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 25, it was met with favorable local weather conditions, with a temperature of 27 °C and a gentle headwind of 9 knots at 269 degrees. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 168 knots, clearing the runway threshold at 1,283 meters, which was 45% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft climbed away from LIRF, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 986 feet above sea level to 36,601 feet in just 23 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles. This phase of the flight was marked by a steady increase in altitude, with the aircraft reaching its cruising altitude of 36,601 feet. The enroute level cruise phase that followed, which started overhead Altino, Italy, lasted for 36 minutes and covered a distance of 266 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles southwest of Berat, Albania, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 158 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (LGTS), it began its final approach to runway 16, which was aligned from the north. The landing was completed with a touchdown point 303 meters beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 131 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was firm at -350 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,348 meters, which was 55% of the runway's length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 573 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 4,306 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted for 99 minutes.
The final approach to runway 16 at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport from the north was initiated at 4 nm and 1,274 ft above ground level, heading 166.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 68 ft above ground level, which was above the target. The threshold speed of 140 kt was slightly above the target, indicating a slight increase in power during the final stages of the approach.
The aircraft touched down 303 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 131 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -350 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.0 m from the centreline, which could have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28 °C and a 10 kt wind at 210°, resulted in a 7 kt crosswind and headwind, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment.
The total landing distance of 1,348 m was 55% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.6 m from the centreline, which was consistent with the touchdown position. Overall, the landing performance scored 81.4%, reflecting a satisfactory but not exceptional performance.
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