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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,072 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,072 m of the 3,582 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 808 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 began its en-route climb 2 nm south of RKSI Incheon International Airport, rising from 1,027 ft asl to 33,259 ft asl - an increase of 32,232 ft - over 36 minutes while covering 244 nm.
Four nautical miles west of RKPD Jeongseok Airport, the aircraft entered its first level-cruise segment, which lasted 44 minutes and spanned 347 nm.
A second climb commenced 59 nm north-west of RORY Yoron Airport, with altitude increasing from 33,579 ft asl to 35,277 ft asl, a gain of 1,699 ft in 3 minutes and a distance of 28 nm.
The next cruise phase started 34 nm north of RODE Iejima Auxiliary Air Base, persisting for 96 minutes and covering 760 nm.
Descent began 33 nm south of CGG Casiguran Airport, descending from 35,408 ft asl to 1,381 ft asl - a loss of 34,027 ft - in 21 minutes while traveling 116 nm.
For the final approach to runway 24 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the aircraft approached from the north-east on a heading of 240.0° at 4 nm and 1,319 ft agl.
Landing on runway 24, whose length is 3,586 m and threshold height 71 ft agl, the aircraft achieved a threshold speed of 143 kt. Touchdown occurred 399 m beyond the touchdown zone at 137 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of minus 122 fpm and a lateral deviation of 5.0 m from the centreline; local weather reported a temperature of 28 °C, wind 1 kt from 0°, crosswind 1 kt and tailwind 1 kt.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,998 m, representing 56 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was judged very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to parking in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In summary, the flight covered 1,506 nm, required 219 minutes of flight time, and consumed 10,866 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 24 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport was flown from the north-east on a heading of 240.0° at 4 nm and 1,319 ft agl, with temperature 28 °C, wind 1 kt from 0°, a 1 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
At the threshold the aircraft was 71 ft agl, which was well above target, and the threshold speed was good at 143 kt.
Touchdown occurred 399 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 137 kt, a little fast, and the vertical rate was smooth at minus 122 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.0 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance was 1,998 m, representing 56 % of the 3,586 m runway.
Rollout alignment was very good as the aircraft decelerated along the remaining runway length.
Coaching should focus on the threshold height and touchdown phases, where the altitude was well above target and the touchdown point was beyond the zone with a slightly fast speed and minor lateral offset. Reducing the approach altitude to meet the intended threshold height, moderating the touchdown speed to within the expected range, and aiming for a touchdown within the designated zone while maintaining centreline alignment will improve overall landing performance.
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