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Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 71 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 71 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 553 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 1,973 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,973 m of the 4,005 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 553 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 27L at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport, covering 2 nm in 9 minutes.
During the departure roll the aircraft accelerated along runway 27L, using 1,614 m (46 % of the runway) and achieving a liftoff speed of 154 kt. Ambient conditions were 17 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 050°, a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt tail-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile north of Bensenville, Illinois, where the A320 ascended from 1,666 ft asl to 30,786 ft asl - a gain of 29,120 ft - over 17 minutes while covering 101 nm.
The first cruise segment began 2 miles south-west of Atkinson, Illinois, and persisted for 192 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 1,378 nm at level altitude.
Descent phase one started 1 mile south-west of MMAS Aeropuerto Internacional Jesús Terán Peredo, Aguascalientes, Mexico. The aircraft descended from 31,316 ft asl to 13,295 ft asl, a loss of 18,021 ft, in 9 minutes while covering 62 nm.
A second cruise interval was initiated 1 mile south of Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, Mexico, lasting 10 minutes and spanning 49 nm.
Descent phase two began 4 miles south-east of Cojumatlán de Regules, Michoacán, Mexico, with the aircraft dropping from 13,297 ft asl to 6,241 ft asl - a decrease of 7,056 ft - in 10 minutes and covering 39 nm.
On final approach to runway 29 at MMGL Guadalajara International Airport, the aircraft reduced altitude from 1,272 ft agl to 83 ft agl in 93 seconds and scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing was executed on runway 29, whose total length is 4,004 m. The threshold height at 71 ft agl was above target, while the threshold speed was recorded at 135 kt. Touchdown occurred 142 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 131 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 187 fpm, and perfect runway-alignment. Local weather reported 23 °C, wind 4 kt from 039°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,897 m, representing 47 % of the runway, and the runway-rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that lasted 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 1,638 nm, took 252 minutes, and consumed 10,189 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 29 at MMGL Guadalajara International Airport was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,272 ft agl to 83 ft agl in 93 seconds, maintaining the required parameters throughout the final segment. Local weather was 23 °C with wind 4 kt from 39°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
At the threshold the height of 71 ft agl was well above the target, while the threshold speed of 135 kt was recorded as good. The flare commenced from this altitude, preparing the aircraft for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 142 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 131 kt described as a little fast and a vertical rate of -187 fpm judged good. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,897 m, representing 47 % of the 4,004 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
Coaching should focus on achieving the correct threshold height and moderating touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the optimal VREF, which will further improve the already high score.
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