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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 456 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Hold your descent and delay the flare until descending through the normal band, aiming to start it at 45 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 73 ft, well above the normal band, and speed had built to 137 kt by touchdown after crossing the threshold slower; starting the flare this high usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: begin the flare no higher than 45 ft, within the normal flare band.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,578 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,578 m of the 3,594 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 516 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 13L at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 13L, achieving a takeoff distance of 1,589 m (43 % of the runway) and lifting off at 161 kt. Local conditions were temperature 27 °C, wind 2 kt from 99°, with a 1 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
Climb began overhead Vecses, rising from 1,362 ft asl to 33,000 ft asl, an increase of 31,638 ft achieved in 16 minutes while covering 104 nm.
The first cruise segment started 2 mi west of Beba Veche, Romania, and continued for 53 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 418 nm at level altitude.
Descent commenced 2 mi south-west of Luleburgaz, Turkey, descending from 32,906 ft asl to 9,350 ft asl, a decrease of 23,557 ft in 12 minutes and covering 71 nm.
A brief cruise followed 20 mi south-west of Beylikduezue, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 7 nm.
The next descent began 18 mi south of Beylikduezue, dropping from 8,998 ft asl to 3,010 ft asl, a decrease of 5,988 ft over 7 minutes and covering 24 nm.
A final cruise segment started 3 mi south of Adalar, lasting 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The final approach to runway 06R at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport was flown from the south-west, on a heading of 65.0°, at 4 nm and 1,428 ft agl.
Landing was executed on runway 06R, which is 3,594 m long. The threshold speed was recorded as 135 kt; touchdown occurred 101 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 138 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 208 fpm, and alignment described as very good. Local weather at the time was temperature 22 °C, wind 8 kt from 40°, with a 3 kt crosswind and a 7 kt headwind.
The aircraft rolled out over a distance of 1,497 m, representing 42 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After exiting the runway, the Airbus A320 taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 638 nm, required 101 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,665 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 conducted the final approach to runway 06R at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport from the south-west on a heading of 65.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,428 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits. Local weather was 22 °C with wind 8 kt from 40 °, a 3 kt crosswind component and a 7 kt headwind component.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 135 kt. The flare was executed with the aircraft positioned correctly for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 101 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was 138 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was fair at minus 208 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 1,497 m, representing 42 % of the 3,594 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the already strong performance, reduce touchdown speed toward the target of 135 kt and manage the descent rate to achieve a smoother vertical profile, which will further improve the landing score.
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