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Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 2,044 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,044 m of the 3,100 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,056 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 12 at TFFR Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet International Airport. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,551 meters, which is 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 90 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Les Abymes in Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe. The climb was from an altitude of 1,063 feet above sea level to 39,286 feet above sea level, an increase of 38,222 feet in just 21 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 113 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 29 miles southwest of Oranjestad in Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands, and lasted for 30 minutes, covering a distance of 202 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 1 mile north of Barceloneta in Puerto Rico. The descent was from an altitude of 39,430 feet above sea level to 1,364 feet above sea level, a decrease of 38,066 feet in 22 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 109 nautical miles during this time. The final approach to runway 08 at MDPC Punta Cana International Airport was from the west, with a heading of 74.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,313 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08 at MDPC Punta Cana International Airport was successful, with a touchdown point 638 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. At the time of landing, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 30 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,961 meters, which is 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft took 6 minutes to taxi to the parking area from the runway, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 431 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 83 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,118 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
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