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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,119 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 713 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 09R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 1,482 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 140 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb shortly after takeoff, starting 1 mile northwest of Feltham in Greater London, England. The climb took place from an altitude of 1,116 feet above sea level to 5,672 feet, an increase of 4,556 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Ascot in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, England. This cruise phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 30 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 5,659 feet to 35,158 feet, an increase of 29,498 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 117 nautical miles. This climb phase started 1 mile southeast of Grove in Oxfordshire, England.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which began 5 miles east of Glandwr in Pembrokeshire, Wales. This cruise phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 64 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, which started 18 miles southeast of Kilmore Quay in Leinster, Ireland. The descent took place from an altitude of 34,877 feet to 1,766 feet, a decrease of 33,111 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16 at Cork Airport (EICK) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 160.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 16, which had a length of 2,119 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots. The touchdown point was 296 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -421 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 214 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,336 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 310 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 75 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,796 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Cork Airport, achieving a score of 92.0%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 160.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 16, which has a length of 2,119 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down slightly beyond the touchdown zone, 296 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed of 129 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -421 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have been subjected to a higher-than-desired deceleration force upon touchdown.
Despite these minor issues, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 10°C, a wind speed of 4 knots at 214°, and a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,336 meters was 63% of the runway length, which is a relatively normal distance for an Airbus A320. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring the aircraft to a stop safely and efficiently. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with only minor issues to address in terms of touchdown speed and rate.
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