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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 170 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 143 kt against a target of 170 kt, running 27 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 170 kt.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 513 m past the threshold, 56 m beyond the 457 m target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 457 m.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,731 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,731 m of the 2,850 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 513 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 24 at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 142 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,349 m, which represented 55 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 24 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 239°, providing a 5 kt headwind and no crosswind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south-west of EDDK, with the airplane ascending from 1,205 ft asl to 34,005 ft asl, a gain of 32,800 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 120 nm.
Cruise began 2 miles north-west of Rimbach, lasting 43 minutes and extending over 313 nm; a second cruise segment started 10 miles west of Livorno and lasted 2 minutes, covering an additional 6 nm.
Descent was initiated 1 mile south-west of San Secondo Parmense, descending from 34,013 ft asl to 4,012 ft asl-a loss of 30,001 ft in 16 minutes over 94 nm; a further descent started 5 miles south-west of Livorno, dropping from 4,016 ft asl to 1,280 ft asl, a decrease of 2,736 ft in 3 minutes across 9 nm.
The final approach to runway 04R at LIRP Pisa International Airport was flown from the south-west on a heading of 37.0° at 4 nm and 1,265 ft agl; local weather reported a temperature of 33 °C, wind 2 kt from 250°, a 1 kt crosswind and a 2 kt tailwind.
Landing on runway 04R, which is 2,850 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 137 kt; touchdown was recorded 98 m beyond the touchdown zone at 129 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 247 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.2 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,651 m, equal to 58 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was described as very good, confirming the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, traveling less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 551 nm, required 93 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 4,024 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 entered the final approach to runway 04R at LIRP Pisa International Airport from the south-west on a heading of 37.0° at 4 nm and 1,265 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.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold speed was good at 137 kt. The aircraft flared and touched down 98 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 129 kt that was a little fast and a touchdown rate described as fair at minus 247 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline.
At touchdown the aircraft’s speed of 129 kt and rate of minus 247 fpm produced a firm but acceptable contact, and the lateral offset of 3.2 m indicated a minor deviation from centreline. The total landing distance recorded was 1,651 m, representing 58 % of the 2,850 m runway length.
The rollout proceeded with runway alignment very good, and the aircraft decelerated within the remaining runway distance without further deviation.
Coaching should focus on reducing the touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the optimal value and tightening the lateral alignment to centreline to eliminate the 3.2 m offset. Maintaining the current stabilised approach will continue to support high overall scores.
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