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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the attitude instead of letting the nose drop.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it, and that pattern usually carries the touchdown long - here it landed at 680 m against the 457 m aim point.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, shallow rate through the flare with no renewed sink before touchdown
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,486 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 680 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Florence Airport, Peretola, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 23, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 32 °C, with a gentle wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 320°. With a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots, the aircraft was cleared for departure.
As the aircraft lifted off the runway, it began its enroute climb, which started approximately 1 mile southwest of the departure airport. The climb phase was a significant portion of the flight, with the aircraft ascending from an initial altitude of 1,097 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 36,008 feet, an increase of 34,911 feet in just 21 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 129 nautical miles, and the aircraft leveled off at an altitude of 36,008 feet, where it remained for a brief period before beginning its descent. The enroute descent phase started approximately 1 mile northwest of Ramponio Verna, and the aircraft descended from 35,717 feet to 2,839 feet, a decrease of 32,878 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Zürich Airport, it began its final approach to runway 28, which was aligned with a heading of 275.0°. The local weather conditions at the destination airport were characterized by a temperature of 24 °C, with a wind blowing at 3 knots from a direction of 200°. The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 132 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown point was 269 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,435 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway length. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 286 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 2,698 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The final approach to runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from the east was executed with a heading of 275.0° at 4 nm and 1,429 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 269 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 132 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -232 fpm was fair, indicating a moderate deceleration. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24 °C and a wind of 3 kt at 200°, contributed to a negligible crosswind and headwind of 3 kt and 1 kt, respectively.
The total landing distance of 1,435 m was 58% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 95.4%.
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