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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 7.9°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.3 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 2°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 327 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.3 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the runway's 3.1° glideslope and off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 481 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight began at LIMC Milan Malpensa International Airport, where the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxied from the parking to the runway, taking 9 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
As it departed from the airport, the aircraft rolled down runway 17R, achieving a takeoff distance of 1,495 meters, which made up approximately 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 170 knots, and the local weather conditions were a pleasant 21 degrees Celsius with a gentle headwind of 6 knots.
After a brief initial climb, the aircraft began its enroute ascent from 1,775 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 34,749 feet, an increase of 32,974 feet in just 19 minutes, covering 112 nautical miles. The climb commenced 1 mile west of Ferno, a small town in Lombardy, Italy.
As the aircraft transitioned into its level cruise phase, it flew southwestbound towards the Toscana region of Italy. This phase lasted 23 minutes and covered 326 nautical miles, starting 1 mile southeast of Careggine.
The initial descent phase from 35,537 feet above sea level to 16,379 feet above sea level was the steepest, decreasing by 19,158 feet in just 7 minutes and covering 102 nautical miles. This commenced overhead Irsina, a town in Basilicata, Italy.
However, the aircraft soon leveled off for a brief period of level cruise, flying 6 miles north of the Aviosuperfice Torre Sant'Andrea Borgagne in Puglia, Italy. This lasted a mere 2 minutes and covered 23 nautical miles.
The second descent phase started 19 miles east of Otranto in Puglia, where the aircraft descended from 15,640 feet above sea level to 10,209 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,431 feet in just 2 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles.
The aircraft then flew level for a short period of 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles, while cruising at a low altitude near Othonoi in the Ionian Islands, Greece.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its final descent from 10,207 feet above sea level to 2,977 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,230 feet in just 7 minutes and covering 29 nautical miles. This commenced 7 miles south of Othonoi.
After leveling off briefly for another 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles, the aircraft flew level near Argyrades in the Ionian Islands, Greece.
The next descent phase began 1 mile west of Kouspades, where the aircraft descended from 3,025 feet above sea level to 1,561 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,464 feet in just 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The flight concluded with a final approach to runway 34 at LGKR Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport from the south, heading towards a 3-nautical-mile distance and 1,538 feet above ground level.
Upon touchdown on the 1,906-meter-long runway, the aircraft was slightly above its target threshold height of 69 feet above ground level at 122 knots, slightly below target. The touchdown point was 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone at 117 knots, with a touchdown rate of -359 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 6.8 meters from the centerline.
Following a safe landing on the 61% of the runway, which was 1,170 meters long, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, taking 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the
The Airbus A319 aircraft demonstrated a good performance in its landing maneuver at LGKR Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, scoring an overall 86.5% on its landing. The aircraft approached runway 34 from the south with a heading of 4.0°, maintaining a safe distance of 3 nautical miles (nm) and an altitude of 1,538 feet above ground level (agl). The descent onto the runway was executed successfully, with a touchdown speed of 117 knots (kt) which was within the desired range and showcased good control by the pilots.
Although the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 122 kt, this did not seem to pose any significant issues or compromises during the landing process. Moreover, there were some minor deviations from the target in terms of the threshold height and touchdown point, with the aircraft touching down 62 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. On the other hand, the rate of descent was firm, with a descent rate of -359 feet per minute (fpm) indicating that the aircraft was properly controlled by the pilots during the landing phase.
During the landing, there were minimal crosswind and tailwind effects, with the wind speeds being relatively low. Local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 24 °C and minimal wind shear. Considering these factors, the pilots managed a good touchdown and roll out on the runway, albeit with a slightly misaligned runway touchdown position by 6.8 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,170 meters, which was 61% of the runway length of 1,906 meters. The slight misalignment during the roll out phase by 9.8 meters from the centerline can be considered minor and did not pose any significant issues for the aircraft's safety.
Overall, the landing maneuver was performed safely and effectively, demonstrating good control of the aircraft and alignment with standard operating procedures.
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