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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 132 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 156 kt, 24 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 132 kt at liftoff
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,447 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 738 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 18 at Milano Linate Airport, with the Airbus A320 taking off after covering 73% of the 1,779-meter runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 156 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 4 knots from a direction of 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north of San Donato Milanese, a town in the Lombardia region of Italy. The climb was steep, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,495 feet above sea level to 5,282 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This rapid ascent was followed by a brief period of level cruise, during which the aircraft flew overhead Torrevecchia Pia, another town in the Lombardia region, for 6 minutes while covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 1 mile southwest of San Giuliano Milanese, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 5,121 feet to 2,989 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This descent was followed by a final approach to runway 36 at Milano Linate Airport, which the aircraft began from a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level, heading in a direction of 356.0 degrees.
The landing was made on runway 36, which is 2,447 meters long. The threshold height at the time of landing was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 141 knots. The touchdown point was 322 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, which was faster than desired. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -263 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at the time of departure, with a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 4 knots from a direction of 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The total flight distance was 29 nautical miles, and the flight lasted 11 minutes, during which the aircraft used 389 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at Milano Linate Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.8%. The final approach to runway 36 was initiated from the south, with a heading of 356.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 36, which has a length of 2,447 meters. However, the threshold height at 57 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal landing configuration. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 141 knots, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly over-speed during the approach.
The touchdown point was located 322 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was faster than the ideal speed, resulting in a higher-than-desired touchdown rate of -263 feet per minute (fpm). Despite these deviations, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was also 3 knots. These conditions were relatively favorable for the landing, with minimal wind shear or turbulence to contend with. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, and the crew demonstrated a good level of skill and control during the approach and landing phases.
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