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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,133 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 148 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 27R at KATL, a movement that required 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 27R, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 2,111 m, representing 58 % of the runway, and lifted off at 166 kt. Ambient conditions were 29 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 250°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 7 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south of College Park, Georgia, with the airplane ascending from 2,014 ft asl to 35,010 ft asl, a gain of 32,996 ft achieved in 25 minutes while covering 173 nm.
The first level cruise segment began 7 miles west of Buffalo, South Carolina, and persisted for 45 minutes, during which 360 nm were traversed.
Descent started 3 miles south-west of MD18 Horn Point Airport, Cambridge, Maryland, with the flight descending from 34,948 ft asl to 5,005 ft asl, a loss of 29,943 ft over 25 minutes and a distance of 157 nm.
A brief cruise phase followed overhead South Beach, New York, lasting 3 minutes and covering 15 nm.
The next descent segment occurred over Edgewater, New Jersey, where altitude fell from 4,567 ft asl to 2,297 ft asl, a reduction of 2,270 ft in 3 minutes while traveling 13 nm.
Subsequent level cruise was conducted over Eastchester, New York, for 3 minutes, encompassing 8 nm.
The final approach to runway 22 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport was executed from the north-east, on a heading of 212.0°, at 4 nm and 1,273 ft agl.
Landing on runway 22, whose length is 2,133 m, was achieved with a threshold speed of 128 kt. Touchdown occurred 149 m down the runway at 128 kt, with a heavy touchdown rate of minus 644 fpm. The total landing distance recorded was 886 m, equivalent to 42 % of the runway. Local weather at the time was 24 °C with a wind of 11 kt from 180°, a 6 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 736 nm, taking 118, and consumed 5,341 kg of fuel
The Airbus A321 conducted the final approach to runway 22 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport from the north-east, tracking a heading of 212.0° at 4 NM and 1,273 ft AGL. Local weather was 24 °C with wind 11 kt from 180°, providing a 9 kt head-wind component and a 6 kt cross-wind component, and the approach maintained a good threshold height.
At the threshold the aircraft’s speed was slightly below target at 128 kt, meeting the required reference within a narrow margin.
Touchdown occurred 149 m down the runway at a speed of 128 kt, which was judged good, while the vertical rate was heavy at minus 644 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 886 m, representing 42 % of the 2,133 m runway, and runway rollout alignment remained very good throughout.
Refine the flare timing to moderate the heavy sink rate observed at touchdown, and verify that the approach speed is precisely at the target before crossing the threshold to maintain optimal energy management.
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