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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 6.1 ft, 5.1 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,403 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 313 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Larnaca International Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft lined up on runway 04, it was cleared for departure, and with a takeoff distance of 1,339 meters, which equated to 48% of the runway length, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 160 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 20 knots from a direction of 50°, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 20-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from Larnaca, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 139 nautical miles and an altitude increase of 35,000 feet. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 288 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 10 miles east of Koronos, Greece, and continued for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles and a descent of 34,330 feet. The final approach to runway 03R at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft descending from 35,940 feet to 1,610 feet above sea level.
The Airbus A321 landed on runway 03R, with a touchdown distance of 314 meters, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly above the target, and the touchdown rate of -407 feet per minute was considered hard. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline. Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 557 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 4,179 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which lasted for 54 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 03R at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, a 3,403-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the south west. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was above the target, reaching 146 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed of 142 knots. The touchdown distance of 314 meters was within acceptable limits.
The touchdown characteristics were notable for a hard touchdown rate of -407 feet per minute, which may have been influenced by the slightly fast touchdown speed. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the final stages of the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius and a 17-knot headwind, may have played a role in the landing performance.
The overall landing performance was good, with a total landing distance of 863 meters, which is 25% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high level of control and precision during the final stages of the landing. The score for this landing was 95.5%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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