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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 157 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 176 kt against a rotation target of 157 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 157 kt.
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Arrival
Keep increasing back pressure smoothly after the sink arrests at 5.9 ft, holding that attitude firmly all the way to touchdown.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 5.9 ft, but 116 fpm of sink came back before touchdown, and sink returning like this usually carries through into a bounce at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: steady, continuously decreasing sink held through the flare and into touchdown.
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.
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 3,491 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 575 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 09R at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in France. The takeoff distance was 2,337 meters, which is 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 176 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 110°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Mauregard in the Ile-de-France region of France. The climb took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 169 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,386 feet above sea level to 33,962 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 60 minutes and covered a distance of 463 nautical miles. This cruise phase started 1 mile west of the town of Tendon in the Grand Est region of France. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time starting 3 miles south of the town of Rezovac in Croatia. The climb took only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 28 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 34,177 feet to 36,169 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 211 nautical miles. This cruise phase started 2 miles west of the town of Benicanci in Croatia. The aircraft then began its descent phase, starting 1 mile west of the town of Runcu in Romania. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 127 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 36,160 feet to 1,473 feet.
The final approach to runway 08R at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (LROP) was made from the west, with a heading of 84.0° and an altitude of 1,155 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was required to perform a go-around due to unknown reasons, and it touched down at an altitude of 25 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed safely on runway 08R, with a touchdown point 182 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots, but the touchdown rate was good at -162 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at a direction of 70°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The total landing distance was 1,290 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was then taxied to the parking area, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,020 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 181 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,202 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 08R at LROP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport, achieving a score of 94.3%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 84.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,155 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 3,491 meters, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 151 knots, indicating a slightly higher than desired speed at the point of touchdown. However, the actual touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further to achieve a more optimal touchdown.
The touchdown point was located 182 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the point of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at a direction of 70°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 15 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance was 1,290 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop in a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline throughout the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a good score of 94.3%. The pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and alignment during the final approach and touchdown phases was evident, and the landing distance was relatively short.
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