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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,202 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 374 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 22 at Larnaca International Airport (LCLK), with a takeoff distance of 1,786 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 330 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the tailwind was a mere 1 knot. The enroute climb began overhead Meneou, a town in the Eparchia Larnakas region of Cyprus, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,063 feet above sea level to 35,252 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,189 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 49 miles west of Pegeia, a town in the Paphos District of Cyprus, and lasted for 42 minutes, covering a distance of 289 nautical miles. The descent began 14 miles north of Amorgos, a Greek island in the South Aegean region, where the aircraft descended from 35,481 feet above sea level to 1,546 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,935 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03L at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV) was made from the southwest, heading 37.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 03L, which had a length of 3,202 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 376 meters, but the touchdown speed of 132 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -422 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 12°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 20 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,227 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 521 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 105 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,782 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 03L at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 37.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. The threshold speed of 139 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the final approach. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -422 feet per minute was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 20°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 1,227 meters was 38% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and management throughout the final approach and landing phases.
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