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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 1,035 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Add power earlier on final to cross the threshold at 147 kt; flying it on speed removes the urge to flare early.
What happened: This flight crossed the threshold at 138 kt, slow against target, then began the flare early at 57 ft. An early flare following a slow threshold speed usually lets the sink rate build back before touchdown, producing the firm touchdown recorded here.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 147 kt at the threshold
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 48 kt FAST on the reference speed of 147 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,153 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 437 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey on runway 06L, taking off with a distance of 1,590 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 166 knots, overcoming a headwind of 12 knots and a crosswind of 11 knots. The local temperature was 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 20 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of Istanbul, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 35,581 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 159 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with a total rise of 34,343 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 112 minutes and covered a distance of 852 nautical miles. This phase was followed by a descent, which began 43 miles north-west of Calvi, France, and ended with a level cruise phase near Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France. The final descent phase started near Berre-la-Fare Airfield, France, and brought the aircraft to a safe altitude for landing.
The Airbus A321 touched down on runway 13L at Marseille Provence Airport, with a touchdown distance of 439 meters and a speed of 135 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -323 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,174 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 6,985 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which lasted for 174 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 13L at LFML Marseille Provence Airport with a firm touchdown rate of -323 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 135 kt was within the acceptable range, and the threshold speed of 138 kt was also satisfactory. The touchdown distance of 439 m was good, allowing the aircraft to maintain a safe margin from the runway threshold.
The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a smooth transition to the runway. The aircraft maintained a steady heading of 134.0°, aligning with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 27 °C and a light wind of 6 kt at 210°, contributed to a stable approach. The crosswind component of 6 kt was effectively managed, and the headwind of 1 kt provided a slight assist.
The rollout phase was satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 1,235 m, which represented 37% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.5 m from the centerline, indicating a minor deviation from the desired path. Overall, the landing performance was good, with a score of 93.7%.
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