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Shorten the long landing
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,883 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 203 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 17 at ESMS Malmö Sturup Airport in Sweden. The takeoff distance was 1,211 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 141 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 229 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to a height of 29,883 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 118 nautical miles and took 24 minutes to complete.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 239 minutes and covered a distance of 345 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft over Denmark and into Belgium. The cruise phase was followed by a descent, which started 1 mile west of Lens, Belgium, and took the aircraft down to a height of 3,062 feet above sea level. This descent phase covered a distance of 113 nautical miles and took 25 minutes to complete.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft over France. The cruise phase was followed by another descent, which started overhead Ozoir-la-Ferriere, France, and took the aircraft down to a height of 1,586 feet above sea level. This descent phase covered a distance of 7 nautical miles and took 3 minutes to complete.
The final approach to runway 25 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 254.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25, which had a length of 2,883 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 110 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 200 meters, and the touchdown speed was 104 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was firm at -318 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 657 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 597 nautical miles, and the flight took a total of 305 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 4,154 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport with a score of 97.9%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 254.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then landed on runway 25, which has a length of 2,883 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 110 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 200 meters. The touchdown speed of 104 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate was firm at -318 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.3 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and landing.
The total landing distance was 657 meters, which is equivalent to 23% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop in a relatively short period of time. The runway rollout alignment was also reported as perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled descent throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft scoring 97.9% and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and landing phases.
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