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Shorten the long landing
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,606 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,606 m of the 2,883 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 428 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, Vueling's EC-MGZ, then departed from runway 02 at Lisbon Portela Airport (LPPT), with a takeoff distance of 1,815 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 309 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,359 feet above sea level to 34,337 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,978 feet in just 18 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles. The climb started overhead Camarate, a town in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 74 minutes and covered a distance of 544 nautical miles. This phase began 6 miles east of Fundao, a town in the Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its enroute descent from 34,605 feet above sea level to 10,389 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,217 feet in just 14 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles. The descent started 1 mile south of Auverse, a town in the Pays de la Loire, France. Following the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile north of Voves, a town in the Centre-Val de Loire, France.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 10,409 feet above sea level to 2,892 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,517 feet in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 36 nautical miles. The descent started overhead Ponthevrard, a town in the Ile-de-France, France. Following the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile east of Pontcarre, a town in the Ile-de-France, France.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 2,895 feet above sea level to 1,576 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,320 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The descent started 1 mile south of Pontault-Combault, a town in the Ile-de-France, France. Following the descent, the aircraft began its final approach to runway 25 at Paris-Orly Airport (LFPO), heading 254.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level.
However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at 18 feet above ground level due to unknown reasons. The aircraft then landed safely on runway 25 at LFPO, with a touchdown distance of 428 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was fair at -212 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 155 degrees.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 818 nautical miles
Aircraft Vueling EC-MGZ successfully landed at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport, achieving a high score of 95.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 254.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 2,883 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and speed, with a threshold speed of 135 kt. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits, measuring 428 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 129 kt was slightly below the expected threshold speed, and the touchdown rate of -212 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a slight loss of altitude during the landing process.
Despite these minor issues, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.8 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 8 kt from 155°. The crosswind component was 8 kt, while the tailwind component was minimal at 1 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,527 meters was within 53% of the runway's length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing process. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, despite some minor deviations from optimal landing parameters.
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