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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 174 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 34 kt fast at 208 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 174 kt in the climb
Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 142 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 31 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 256 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 142 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
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.
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 2,022 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,022 m of the 3,526 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 883 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 02, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 170 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,769 m, which represented 48 % of the runway length; local weather reported a temperature of 28 °C, wind 2 kt from 309°, with a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind.
The climb commenced overhead Camarate (Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal), rising from 1,288 ft asl to 33,941 ft asl - an increase of 32,653 ft - in 29 minutes while covering 209 nm.
Cruise began 2 miles west of Penausende (Castilla y Leon, Spain) and continued for 83 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 687 nm at level altitude.
Descent was initiated over Rollegem (Flanders, Belgium), descending from 34,023 ft asl to 1,277 ft asl - a loss of 32,745 ft - in 24 minutes and traversing 139 nm.
The final approach to runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was made from the north, on a heading of 183.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl; local conditions were 15 °C temperature, wind 2 kt from 170°, with a 1 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind.
Landing on runway 18R, which is 3,526 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 59 ft agl that was slightly above target and a threshold speed of 142 kt; touchdown was 472 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 138 kt, a little fast, with a fair touchdown rate of minus 227 fpm and a lateral deviation of 9.2 m from the centreline; total landing distance measured 1,946 m, 55 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 m from the centreline after touchdown.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 11 minutes, covering 4 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,048 nm, lasted 154 minutes, and consumed 7,633 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 established its final approach to runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from the north, flying a heading of 183.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 170°, including a 1 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
At threshold the aircraft was slightly above the target height of 59 ft agl, while the threshold speed of 142 kt was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 472 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 138 kt, noted as a little fast, and a vertical rate of minus 227 fpm described as fair. The touchdown point was misaligned by 9.2 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,946 m, representing 55 % of the 3,526 m runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 m from the centreline.
With a score of 87.6 % the landing was solid; refining the flare to achieve a touchdown within the designated zone and tightening centreline alignment during rollout will further improve performance.
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