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Departure
Ease the back pressure on the yoke after rotation so the pitch change is smoother and g force stays lower.
What happened: During the initial climb the average g force reached 1.3 g, a high value for that phase.
Watch for: G meter: smooth, steady value in the normal climb band
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 514 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 20 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, covering 2 nm in 6 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 20, the aircraft used 2,388 m of runway, representing 75 % of the available length, and lifted off at 162 kt. Ambient conditions were 25 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 170°, a cross-wind component of 4 kt and a head-wind component of 6 kt.
Climb commenced overhead Alvalade, rising from 1,258 ft asl to 35,509 ft asl - an increase of 34,251 ft - over 23 minutes while covering 176 nm.
Cruise began 4 miles south-east of Plasencia, Spain, and continued for 85 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 722 nm at level flight.
Descent was initiated 4 miles south-east of Varigotti, Italy, descending from 34,971 ft asl to 1,979 ft asl - a loss of 32,992 ft - in 24 minutes and covering 115 nm.
The final approach to runway 35R at LIMC Milan Malpensa International Airport was flown from the south on a heading of 349.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,245 ft agl.
Landing on runway 35R, which is 3,906 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 56 ft agl and a threshold speed of 146 kt, both slightly above target. Touchdown was recorded 105 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 139 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 268 fpm; runway alignment was perfect. Local weather at the time was 20 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 10°, a cross-wind of 1 kt and a head-wind of 3 kt.
The rollout distance measured 1,288 m, representing 33 % of the runway, and the aircraft remained aligned perfectly throughout the deceleration phase.
After exiting the runway, the Airbus A320 taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,022 nm, took 143 minutes, and consumed 5,937 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 entered the final approach to runway 35R at LIMC Milan Malpensa International Airport from the south on a heading of 349.0° at 4 nm and 1,245 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the height of 56 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 146 kt. The aircraft continued the flare and began the descent toward touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 105 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 139 kt, noted as a little fast, and a fair vertical rate of minus 268 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 1,288 m, representing 33 % of the 3,906 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 20 °C with wind 3 kt from 10°, a 1 kt crosswind component and a 3 kt headwind component.
To tighten the touchdown point, aim to land within the designated touchdown zone rather than beyond it, and adjust the flare to achieve the target speed. Reducing the touchdown speed toward the intended value will also help keep the landing distance well within runway limits.
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