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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 149 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 166 kt against a rotation target of 149 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 149 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,048 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 392 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Edinburgh Airport, taking approximately 10 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 06, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 166 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 21 knots at a direction of 70 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 20 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from Edinburgh Airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of the airport and rising from an altitude of 1,129 feet above sea level to 5,697 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,568 feet in just 2 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, flying overhead the town of Rosyth in Scotland and maintaining a steady altitude for 2 minutes while covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb, this time from an altitude of 5,696 feet above sea level to 21,428 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,732 feet in 9 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 58 nautical miles and took the aircraft over the town of Maddiston in Falkirk, Scotland. The aircraft then entered another cruise phase, flying overhead the town of Girvan in South Ayrshire, Scotland, and maintaining a steady altitude for 20 minutes while covering a distance of 149 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 1 mile south of the town of Geashill in Ireland and descending from an altitude of 21,018 feet above sea level to 17,540 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,479 feet in 3 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 27 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered another cruise phase, flying 3 miles north of the town of Cloughjordan in Munster, Ireland, and maintaining a steady altitude for 2 minutes while covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles northwest of the town of Portroe in Munster, Ireland, and descending from an altitude of 16,702 feet above sea level to 1,330 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,372 feet in 11 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 28 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 06 at Shannon Airport, flying from the southwest and heading 52.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 06 at Shannon Airport, with a touchdown distance of 392 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly above the target speed, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -576 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 13.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 60 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 9 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 297 nautical miles, and the flight took a total of 61 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,867 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 06 at Shannon Airport (EINN), but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 52.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,288 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown distance of 392 meters was slightly above the target, indicating a slightly longer than expected landing roll.
The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -576 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown rate can be a concern as it may put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 60°. This resulted in a headwind component of 9 knots, which may have helped to slow the aircraft down during the approach. However, the crosswind component was minimal, at just 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,063 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's rollout path.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some issues with the touchdown speed, touchdown rate, and runway alignment. These issues may be addressed through further training or adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing procedures.
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