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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,100 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,100 m of the 3,526 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 689 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-200 taxied from the parking area to runway 04R at LFMN Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 04R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 162 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,541 m, which represented 52 % of the runway length. Local weather at the time was 30 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 100 °, a cross-wind component of 4 kt and a head-wind component of 3 kt.
En-route climb commenced 1 mile east of LFMN, with the aircraft climbing from 952 ft asl to 9,853 ft asl, an increase of 8,900 ft, in 5 minutes while covering 20 nm.
A level cruise segment began overhead La Turbie and lasted 2 minutes, during which the aircraft proceeded 8 nm.
A second climb phase started overhead Castagniers, raising the aircraft from 10,130 ft asl to 36,010 ft asl, an increase of 25,880 ft, over 27 minutes and a distance of 193 nm.
The next cruise segment was initiated overhead Granges-Narboz, lasting 40 minutes and extending for 272 nm.
Descent began 1 mile south-east of Londerzeel, with the aircraft descending from 35,827 ft asl to 1,294 ft asl, a decrease of 34,534 ft, in 24 minutes while covering 125 nm.
The final approach to runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was conducted from the north, on a heading of 183.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,289 ft agl.
Landing on runway 18R, which is 3,526 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 143 kt. Touchdown was recorded 276 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 136 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 203 fpm and a lateral deviation of 7.4 m from the centreline. Ambient conditions were 18 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 300 °, a cross-wind component of 6 kt and a tail-wind component of 3 kt.
The rollout distance measured 2,022 m, representing 57 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s alignment during rollout was offset by 8.1 m from the centreline.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 8 minutes, covering 3 nm.
In total, the flight covered 628 nm, took 115, and consumed 5,812 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A330-200 executed the final approach to runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from the north, on a heading of 183.0° at 4 nm and 1,289 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. Local weather was 18 °C with wind 6 kt from 300°, a 6 kt crosswind component and a 3 kt tailwind component.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 143 kt.
Touchdown occurred 276 m beyond the touchdown zone; the touchdown speed of 136 kt was a little fast and the touchdown rate was fair at minus 203 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.4 m from centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 2,022 m, representing 57 % of the 3,526 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.1 m from centreline.
Maintain the target touchdown speed closer to VREF to reduce the slight excess speed, and refine flare timing and alignment techniques to keep touchdown and rollout positions within tighter tolerances.
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