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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 13 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 298 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 494 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,538 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,538 m of the 2,303 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 737 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 36L, with a takeoff distance of 1,716 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 49°.
The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. As the aircraft climbed, it started to ascend from an altitude of 3,033 feet above sea level to 34,486 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,453 feet in just 20 minutes, covering a distance of 125 nautical miles. This enroute climb phase began approximately 2 miles northwest of Paracuellos de Jarama in the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
Following the climb phase, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started approximately 1 mile southwest of Mallen in the Aragon region of Spain. This cruise phase lasted for 50 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 836 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started approximately 1 mile southwest of Rantirov in the Kraj Vysocina region of the Czech Republic. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 34,356 feet above sea level to 4,027 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,329 feet in just 14 minutes, covering a distance of 165 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started approximately 1 mile southwest of Czernichow in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. This cruise phase lasted for 8 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 18 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started approximately 1 mile southwest of Maciejowice in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 3,517 feet above sea level to 2,069 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,447 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at Kraków John Paul II International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading at 258.0° at an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level, approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 25, which had a length of 2,303 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 135 knots.
The touchdown point was 323 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was firm at -397 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 262°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,459 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,158 nautical miles, which was covered in 112 minutes, and the aircraft used a total of 7,013 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport, achieving a score of 91.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 258.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 26°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots blowing from 262°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 8 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The threshold speed was maintained at 135 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 323 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 131 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -397 feet per minute (fpm), demonstrating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The total landing distance was 1,459 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed smoothly and safely, with the pilot demonstrating good control and judgment throughout the approach and landing phases. The score of 91.6% reflects the high level of proficiency and skill displayed by the pilot.
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