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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,486 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,165 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-900 began with a 9-minute taxi from the parking area to Runway 09R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, covering 2 nm at an average speed of 11 kn. The departure roll from Runway 09R covered 1,245 m (37% of the runway) before liftoff at a speed of 160 kn. The local weather at takeoff was 10 °C with a 7 kn wind at 60 °, resulting in a crosswind of 3 kn and a headwind of 6 kn.
Upon departure, the climb to 50 ft, 400 ft, and 1,000 ft agl from Runway 09R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport was completed. The enroute climb started north of Feltham, climbing from 1,108 ft asl to 5,824 ft asl over 3 minutes and 12 nm. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase near Crouch End, covering 9 nm in 2 minutes before beginning a climb from Newgate Street, reaching 36,524 ft asl over 23 minutes and 150 nm.
During the level cruise phase near Scheveningen, the aircraft covered 952 nm in 128 minutes before beginning a descent from Korostyshiv, descending from 34,703 ft asl to 2,470 ft asl over 20 minutes and 67 nm. The aircraft then entered another level cruise near Brovary, covering 17 nm in 52 minutes before a descent from Trypillia, descending from 2,473 ft asl to 1,413 ft asl over 2 minutes and 5 nm.
The final approach to Runway 36L at UKBB Boryspil International Airport from the south included descents at 4 nm, 3-2 nm, and 2-1 nm intervals before landing. The landing on Runway 36L at UKBB Boryspil International Airport was successful, with a slight overshoot of 742 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 144 kn. The touchdown rate was excellent at -89 ft/m, and the landing alignment was very good. The local weather at landing was -0 °C with a 26 kn wind at 336 °, resulting in a crosswind of 11 kn and a headwind of 23 kn.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 1,220 nm, taking 236 minutes and utilizing 22,891 lbs of fuel.
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