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Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 558 m past the threshold, 101 m beyond the 457 m target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 457 m.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,594 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,594 m of the 3,044 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 558 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Dortmund Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing period of 10 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. At 06, the aircraft took off, utilizing 589 meters, or 42% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 148 knots. Local conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 14°C, with a 10-knot headwind and a 2-knot crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 64 nautical miles in 12 minutes, increasing its altitude by 23,449 feet. The enroute climb phase was punctuated by several level cruise segments, with the longest lasting 27 minutes and covering 213 nautical miles. The aircraft's ascent continued, with a notable increase of 12,001 feet in 12 minutes, followed by a descent from 36,311 feet to 28,987 feet in just 3 minutes. The flight's final descent phase began at 24,803 feet, with the aircraft touching down on runway 13R at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport after a total flight distance of 539 nautical miles.
The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 135 knots, but the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly above the optimal value. The touchdown point was 142 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance of 1,513 meters was 50% of the runway length. Following a taxiing period of 5 minutes, the aircraft came to a stop, having utilized 4,594 kilograms of fuel throughout the flight.
The aircraft touched down on runway 13R at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, demonstrating a good threshold height. The threshold speed was well-managed at 135 kt, indicating a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. However, the touchdown speed of 131 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a touchdown rate of -212 fpm, which was fair but not ideal.
The touchdown point was located 142 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-shoot. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 8.9 m from the centreline, which was a notable deviation. Despite this, the aircraft maintained a stable trajectory during the rollout phase, with a total landing distance of 1,513 m, accounting for 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 m from the centreline, but the deviation was not significant.
The approach quality was generally good, with a heading of 132.0° at 4 nm and 1,338 ft agl. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9 °C and wind at 14 kt at 70°, presented a moderate crosswind component of 12 kt and a headwind component of 7 kt. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 95.5%, indicating a high level of proficiency.
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