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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach that landed joined below the 1,000 ft and 500 ft gates, after a go-around. The gate assessed on the earlier approach is not shown - it was not the landing's.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 380 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.70 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport in eight minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the Airbus A340-300 accelerated over a take-off distance of 1,006 m, representing 43 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 153 kt. Ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 244°, giving a head-wind component of 4 kt and no cross-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Ratho Station, rising from 1,083 ft asl to 39,005 ft asl-a gain of 37,921 ft-in 16 minutes while covering 114 nm.
The first cruise segment began over Bishop Middleham, lasting 39 minutes and extending 342 nm at level flight.
Descent started over Well, descending from 38,996 ft asl to 34,011 ft asl, a loss of 4,986 ft in three minutes and covering 28 nm.
A brief cruise followed three miles north of Ratingen, lasting two minutes and spanning 14 nm.
The next descent segment began over Wuppertal, dropping from 34,008 ft asl to 8,577 ft asl-a decrease of 25,431 ft-in twelve minutes while traversing 88 nm.
Level flight resumed over Oberursel for three minutes, covering 16 nm.
Descent continued over Langenselbold, falling from 8,013 ft asl to 4,012 ft asl, a loss of 4,002 ft in three minutes and covering 13 nm.
A short cruise segment occurred one mile southeast of Hanau am Main, lasting two minutes and covering 4 nm.
The final descent began one mile northwest of Obertshausen, descending from 3,427 ft asl to 1,651 ft asl-a reduction of 1,776 ft-in three minutes and covering 6 nm.
On final approach to runway 25L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport, the aircraft approached from the east on a heading of 250.0°, at 4 nm and 1,299 ft agl.
A go-around was executed on runway 25L at an altitude of 25 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred 1,427 m beyond the touchdown zone on runway 25L, with a speed of 144 kt and a firm vertical rate of minus 376 fpm; the touchdown point was offset 5.2 m from the centreline. Local weather was 24 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 227°, providing a head-wind component of 3 kt and a cross-wind component of 1 kt.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in fourteen minutes, covering 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 638 nm, lasted 107 minutes, and consumed 12,295 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 25L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 250.0° at 4 nm and 1,299 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as stabilised, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
Touchdown occurred 1,427 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 144 kt, which the input describes as good. The aircraft landed with a firm rate of minus 376 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.2 m from the centreline.
The landing earned a final score of 85.5 %. To improve the score, aim for the standard aim point approximately 300 m (1,000 ft) down the runway to reduce the excessive touchdown distance, and fine-tune lateral control to keep the touchdown point within a few metres of the centreline.
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