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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 3,063 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 409 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 26L at London Gatwick Airport (EGKK), with a takeoff distance of 1,317 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 24 knots from a direction of 260°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 24 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Charlwood in Surrey, England, and the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,217 feet above sea level to 35,337 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,121 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 126 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Heuqueville in Normandie, France, and lasted for 24 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 199 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile northeast of Le Donjon in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,908 feet above sea level to 2,849 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,058 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 91 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Grenoble-Isère Airport (LFLS) was made from the east, with a heading of 270.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,574 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 3,063 meters. The threshold height at 85 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 knots.
The touchdown point was 383 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 144 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was heavy at -685 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 269°.
The total landing distance was 1,446 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 425 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 78 minutes, during which the aircraft used 3,050 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LFLS Grenoble-Isère Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,574 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 27, which has a length of 3,063 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 383 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 144 knots was slightly above the target speed, suggesting that the pilots may have been able to reduce the speed further during the approach. The touchdown rate of -685 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered heavy, indicating a relatively steep descent.
Despite these minor issues, the runway touchdown alignment was deemed very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 269°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 14 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly high touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,446 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, the Airbus A320 performed well at LFLS Grenoble-Isère Airport.
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