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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 139 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 169 kt against a rotation target of 139 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 139 kt.
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Arrival
Add power on final to cross the threshold at 148 kt, correcting the speed before the flare begins.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 26 kt below the 148 kt target, and the flare that followed raised the nose only 0.6° with little of the sink taken out. Shallow, underpowered approaches like this usually carry through into a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 148 kt at the threshold
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven 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 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 493 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A340 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, taking 4 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 21L, with a takeoff distance of 1,384 meters, which was 41% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 169 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 16 knots at 200 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 16 knots. The enroute climb started over the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,325 feet above sea level to 39,284 feet, an increase of 37,959 feet in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 68 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 7 miles southeast of Galaxidhion, Central Greece, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 792 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent over Repov, Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic, descending from 39,874 feet to 6,859 feet in 25 minutes and covering 127 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its descent and level cruise phases, with several changes in altitude and location. It started its final approach to runway 06R at Berlin Brandenburg Airport from the southwest, heading 69.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,385 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 06R, which was 3,986 meters long. The threshold height was slightly above the target, while the threshold speed was a little below the target at 122 knots. The touchdown point was 67 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 113 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -388 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 851 meters, which was 21% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 295 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,045 nautical miles, taking 101 minutes and using 15,756 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A340 successfully landed on runway 06R at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport, achieving a score of 90.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 69.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,385 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,986 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was slightly above the target height at 58 feet agl, and the threshold speed was a little below the target at 122 knots. The touchdown point was 67 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which indicates a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 113 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -388 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 87°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots, which likely contributed to the firm touchdown rate. The total landing distance of 851 meters was 21% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, allowing the aircraft to come to a stop in a straight line. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the slight deviation from the intended touchdown zone and the firm touchdown rate may indicate some room for improvement in terms of precision and control during the landing phase.
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