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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 2,047 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,047 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 after covering 61% of the 1,549-meter runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 158 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 89 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, ascending from 1,063 feet above sea level to 39,469 feet above sea level. This increase of 38,405 feet was achieved in just 22 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 29 miles southwest of Oranjestad in the Caribbean Netherlands and lasted for 30 minutes, covering a distance of 202 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 2 miles northwest of Barceloneta in Puerto Rico, with the aircraft descending from 39,430 feet above sea level to 1,364 feet above sea level. This decrease of 38,066 feet was achieved in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 107 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 08 at MDPC Punta Cana International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 74.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,313 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08 at MDPC Punta Cana International Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down 633 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was good, but the touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 30 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,959 meters, which is 63% of the 3,100-meter runway. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 431 nautical miles, taking 82 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 3,139 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
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