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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 1.6°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 61 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 61 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 853 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
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 1,936 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,936 m of the 3,530 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 853 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 30 at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport in 7 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 30, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 2,392 m, representing 75 % of the runway, and lifted off at 158 kt. Local weather at the time was 32 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 180 °, a crosswind component of 9 kt and a tailwind component of 3 kt.
Climb commenced 1 mile north of South Riding, Virginia, with the airplane ascending from 874 ft asl to 34,009 ft asl, an increase of 33,135 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 118 nm.
The first level cruise began 1 mile south of 9W3 Simpson Airport, Philippi, West Virginia, and lasted 43 minutes, during which 292 nm were flown.
Descent phase one started 3 miles west of IN71 Plew Airport, Columbia City, Indiana, with a reduction from 34,012 ft asl to 12,012 ft asl, a loss of 22,000 ft over 11 minutes and a distance of 65 nm.
A second level cruise was initiated 3 miles south-west of New Buffalo, Michigan, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The subsequent descent began 7 miles north-west of New Buffalo, Michigan, descending from 12,009 ft asl to 2,095 ft asl, a decrease of 9,914 ft in 11 minutes and a track of 43 nm.
Final approach to runway 27C at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport was conducted from the east, on a heading of 270.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,419 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27C, which is 3,530 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 61 ft agl above target and a threshold speed slightly above target at 141 kt. The touchdown point was 435 m beyond the touchdown zone, the speed at touchdown was 133 kt, and the vertical rate was minus 114 fpm. The aircraft touched down 5.1 m off the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 26 °C, wind 15 kt from 220 °, a crosswind of 12 kt and a headwind component of 10 kt. Total landing distance measured 1,853 m, representing 52 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 13 minutes, covering a further 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 537nm, took 106 minutes, and used 4,094 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 established a final approach to runway 27C at KORD, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, tracking a heading of 270.0° from the east at 4 nm and 1,419 ft agl, with temperature 26 °C, wind 15 kt from 220°, a 12-kt crosswind component and a 10-kt headwind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 61 ft agl, which was above target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 141 kt.
Touchdown occurred 435 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 kt that was a little fast, a smooth touchdown rate of minus 114 fpm, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,853 m, representing 52 % of the runway length, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
With a final score of 90.0 %, the primary refinement is to reduce the touchdown point distance to bring the landing within the designated zone, and to fine-tune the approach speed to avoid the slight excess observed at threshold and touchdown.
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