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Shorten the long landing
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,902 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 204 m touchdown sits inside 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 32L at KOMA Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska. The takeoff distance was 1,020 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 0°C and winds blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 180°. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the tailwind was 7 knots. After departing from KOMA Eppley Airfield, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airfield and took the aircraft up to an altitude of 14,943 feet above sea level. This climb covered a distance of 27 nautical miles and took 7 minutes.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Tabor, Iowa, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 58 nautical miles. Following the cruise, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 3 miles north of SN75 Sommers Airport in Highland, Kansas. The descent took the aircraft down from an altitude of 15,021 feet above sea level to 2,277 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 52 nautical miles in 13 minutes.
The final approach to runway 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading at 13.0° and being 4 nautical miles away from the runway. The aircraft then landed on the runway, which had a length of 2,902 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 111 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 199 meters, and the touchdown speed was 103 knots, which was also good.
However, the touchdown rate was fair at -219 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 4°C and winds blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 332°. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 800 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 145 nautical miles, and the flight took 41 minutes. The aircraft used 1,185 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ85 aircraft successfully landed at Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) with a score of 97.8%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 13.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,249 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 01R, which has a length of 2,902 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 111 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected. The touchdown distance of 199 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 103 knots was also within acceptable limits.
Despite the good touchdown speed, the touchdown rate of -219 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. This may indicate that the aircraft's descent was not as smooth as it could have been, or that the pilot may have been trying to maintain a higher speed than necessary. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation by the pilot.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and winds of 11 knots from 332°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The total landing distance of 800 meters was 28% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft's wheels remained aligned with the centerline of the runway after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and rolling out without any issues. However, there may be opportunities for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and alignment with the runway centerline.
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