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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 170 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 26 kt fast at 196 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 170 kt in the climb
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 7.4 ft, 3.8 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,640 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 363 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.94 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 06 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
Departure roll on runway 06 used 1,556 m, representing 67 % of the runway length, and the aircraft lifted off at 154 kt; local weather reported a temperature of 15 °C, wind 31 kt from 352 °, with a 28 kt crosswind component and a 12 kt headwind.
Climb commenced 1 mile north-east of EGPH, with the flight ascending from 1,104 ft asl to 12,613 ft asl, an increase of 11,508 ft achieved in 5 minutes while covering 27 nm.
A level cruise segment began 1 mile west of Ardrossan, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
Descent was initiated overhead Airdrie, descending from 12,644 ft asl to 3,897 ft asl-a loss of 8,748 ft in 6 minutes over 34 nm-and continued 2 miles north-east of West Kilbride, further dropping from 3,897 ft asl to 1,317 ft asl, a decrease of 2,579 ft in 4 minutes across 12 nm.
Final approach to runway 05 at EGPF Glasgow International Airport was flown from the south-west, on a heading of 46.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,283 ft agl; weather conditions remained temperature 15 °C, wind 31 kt from 352 °, with a 25 kt crosswind and an 18 kt headwind.
Landing on runway 05 employed the full runway length of 2,652 m; the threshold height of 56 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed of 147 kt was well above target. Touchdown occurred 325 m down the runway at 141 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 482 fpm and a lateral deviation of 7.5 m from the centreline. Total landing distance was 1,034 m, representing 39 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 m from the centreline before the aircraft exited the runway.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 85 nm, took 27 minutes, and consumed 831 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 established a final approach to runway 05 at EGPF Glasgow International Airport from the south-west, tracking a heading of 46.0° at 4 nm and 1,283 ft agl. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with wind from 352° at 31 kt, comprising a 25 kt crosswind component and an 18 kt headwind.
At the threshold the aircraft crossed at 56 ft agl, which was slightly above target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 147 kt.
Touchdown occurred 325 m down the runway, a distance described as good. The aircraft’s speed at touchdown was 141 kt, a little fast, and the vertical rate was hard at minus 482 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 7.5 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 1,034 m, representing 39 % of the runway length, and the rollout remained slightly misaligned by 7.8 m from the centreline.
With a score of 93.9 %, focus on reducing the approach and touchdown speeds to bring the threshold speed within target and achieve a lower touchdown speed, which will also moderate the hard vertical rate. Refine flare timing to produce a smoother touchdown and improve centreline alignment during rollout.
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