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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 1,826 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,826 m of the 2,436 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,042 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 11 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 707-320, then departed from runway 04R at EBLG Liège Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,643 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 165 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 19 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Hollogne-aux-Pierres in Wallonia, Belgium. The climb from 1,649 feet above sea level to 13,099 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,451 feet, took 6 minutes and covered 17 nautical miles.
Throughout the flight, the aircraft underwent several enroute climbs and descents. The first descent started 1 mile north-west of Alken in Flanders, Belgium, and took the aircraft from 13,070 feet above sea level to 11,837 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,233 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. The flight then continued with several more climbs and descents, including a climb from 13,160 feet above sea level to 15,259 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,100 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles, and a descent from 14,138 feet above sea level to 5,846 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,292 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles.
The final climb started overhead Zoersel in Flanders, Belgium, and took the aircraft from 5,885 feet above sea level to 7,660 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,775 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. The final descent started 2 miles north-east of Brecht in Flanders, Belgium, and took the aircraft from 7,726 feet above sea level to 6,304 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,423 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final climb, starting overhead Essen in Flanders, Belgium. The climb from 5,936 feet above sea level to 24,003 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,067 feet, took 6 minutes and covered 47 nautical miles. The final descent started 12 miles north-west of Domburg in Provincie Zeeland, The Netherlands, and took the aircraft from 23,643 feet above sea level to 1,831 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,812 feet, in 6 minutes and covering 45 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 25 at EHWO Woensdrecht Air Base from the east, heading 249.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,739 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 25 was characterized by a touchdown point 618 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 144 knots and a touchdown rate of -600 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 50 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,736 meters, which accounted for 71% of the runway. The
The Boeing 707-320 aircraft successfully landed at EHWO Woensdrecht Air Base, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 249.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,739 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 25, which has a length of 2,436 meters.
However, the threshold height at 93 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been higher than desired at the point of touchdown. Additionally, the threshold speed of 166 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or that the pilots may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touchdown.
The touchdown point was located 618 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot. The touchdown speed of 144 knots was good, but the touchdown rate of -600 feet per minute (fpm) was heavy, indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing a high rate of descent at the point of touchdown. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and winds of 9 knots at 50°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 9 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's high touchdown speed and heavy touchdown rate.
The total landing distance was 1,736 meters, which is 71% of the runway length. This is a relatively high percentage, indicating that the aircraft may have taken a longer than ideal distance to come to a stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.6 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the aircraft's difficulty in coming to a stop.
Overall, while the Boeing 707-320 aircraft successfully landed at EHWO Woensdrecht Air Base, the landing was not without its challenges. The high threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown rate, combined with the significant deviation from the touchdown zone and the misaligned runway touchdown position, suggest that the pilots may have faced some difficulties in controlling the aircraft during the final approach and touchdown phases.
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