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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 8,233 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 8,233 ft of the 11,537 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 5,555 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the MiG-25PD_08 began with a departure roll from runway 06L at KNKX Miramar MCAS. The takeoff distance was 4,987 ft, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 180 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 64 °F with no significant wind factors.
The enroute climb started overhead KNKX Miramar MCAS in San Diego, California, climbing from 632 ft asl to 5,885 ft asl, covering a distance of 8 nm in 1 minute. The enroute descent started 1 mile southwest of Del Mar, descending from 5,848 ft asl to 5,558 ft asl over a distance of 7 nm in 1 minute.
Further climbs and descents occurred at various points along the route, with the aircraft reaching a maximum altitude of 67,225 ft asl. The flight covered a total distance of 421 nm, taking 48 minutes and using 24,396 lbs of fuel.
The landing took place on runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco Intl, with a touchdown speed of 144 kn and a Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) of -81 ft/m. The local weather at the time of landing was 68 °F with a crosswind of 1 kn and a headwind of 9 kn. The total landing distance was 7,095 ft, accounting for 61% of the runway length.
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