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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 170 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 27 kt fast at 197 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 170 kt in the climb
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 85 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 85 ft, 40 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
Speed at this height is usually bought with gradient. It's rarely dangerous and it's often just an early acceleration, but with flaps still out you may be heading towards the flap limit and a flat fast climb puts you at the acceleration altitude with the cleaning-up still to do.
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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 2,201 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 492 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 05R at EGCC Manchester Airport in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 154 kt and left the ground after a take-off distance of 1,662 m, which represented 51 % of the runway. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 150°, a 5 kt crosswind component and a 6 kt headwind.
The climb commenced overhead EGCC, climbing from 1,286 ft asl to 16,017 ft asl, an increase of 14,731 ft achieved in 7 minutes while covering 36 nm.
Cruise flight began approximately 1 mile south of Staindrop, County Durham, and continued for 8 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 33 nm at level altitude.
The first descent started over Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, descending from 16,044 ft asl to 4,334 ft asl, a loss of 11,710 ft in 8 minutes and covering 40 nm.
A subsequent descent began over Riding Mill, Northumberland, dropping from 3,724 ft asl to 1,546 ft asl, a reduction of 2,178 ft in 3 minutes while traversing 7 nm.
For the final approach to runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle Airport, the aircraft approached from the south-west on a heading of 65.0° at 4 nm and 1,285 ft agl.
Landing on runway 07 was executed with a threshold speed of 136 kt; touchdown occurred 133 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 131 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 246 fpm, and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Weather at the time was 15 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 150°, a 6 kt crosswind and a 5 kt headwind.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,194 m, representing 54 % of the runway, and the aircraft maintained perfect alignment throughout the rollout.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 124 nm, took 34 minutes, and consumed 1,189 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle was flown from the south-west on a heading of 65.0° at 4 nm and 1,285 ft agl. Local conditions were 15 °C with wind 8 kt from 15°, giving a 6 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind component. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 136 kt.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft crossed the runway threshold and the flare was executed with the touchdown point 133 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was recorded at 131 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was fair at minus 246 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft aligned precisely on centreline, speed at 131 kt, and a descent rate of minus 246 fpm. The touchdown point remained 133 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, confirming the earlier flare description.
Rollout used a total landing distance of 1,194 m, representing 54 % of the 2,228 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect throughout the deceleration phase.
Reduce touchdown speed to more closely match the target speed and aim to touch down nearer the 300 m (1,000 ft) aim point to keep the landing within the optimal zone. These adjustments will tighten the already high score of 98.6 %.
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