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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,051 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 406 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321neo taxied from the parking area to runway 03R at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 03R, the aircraft accelerated for a takeoff distance of 2,123 m, which is 57 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 176 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 32 °C, wind 14 kt from 69°, a cross-wind component of 7 kt and a head-wind component of 11 kt.
The climb commenced 1 mile south-west of Artemida, with the aircraft climbing from 1,247 ft asl to 33,073 ft asl, an altitude gain of 31,826 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 112 nm.
Level cruise began 1 mile north of Ios and continued for 53 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 407 nm.
The first descent started 32 miles north-east of Rosetta, descending from 33,081 ft asl to 6,643 ft asl, a loss of 26,438 ft in 12 minutes over a distance of 76 nm.
A subsequent cruise segment originated 4 miles east of Quwaysina, lasting 5 minutes and covering 23 nm.
The second descent began 1 mile east of Al Qanatir al Khayriyah, with the aircraft descending from 6,013 ft asl to 1,889 ft asl, a reduction of 4,124 ft in 6 minutes while traveling 24 nm.
For the final approach to runway 05C at HECA Cairo International Airport, the aircraft approached from the south-west on a heading of 49.0°, at 4 nm and 1,536 ft agl. Weather at the time was 28 °C, wind 11 kt from 30°, a cross-wind of 4 kt and a head-wind of 10 kt.
Landing on runway 05C, which is 4,051 m long, the threshold height of 59 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed was 138 kt. Touchdown occurred 406 m down the runway at 134 kt with a vertical speed of minus 257 fpm, and the touchdown point was 4.3 m off the centreline. The total landing distance recorded was 1,418 m, representing 35 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in a further 11 minutes, covering another 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 651 nm in 116 minutes and consumed 4,630 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321neo executed a final approach to runway 05C at HECA Cairo International Airport from the south-west on a heading of 49.0° at 4 nm and 1,536 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.
At threshold the aircraft encountered a height of 59 ft agl, which was slightly above the target, and established a threshold speed of 138 kt, rated as good. Ambient temperature was 28 °C with wind 11 kt from 030°, providing a 10 kt headwind component and a 4 kt crosswind component.
Touchdown occurred 406 m down the runway, a distance judged good, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt, also good. The vertical rate at touchdown was -257 fpm, rated fair, and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.3 m from the centreline.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,418 m, representing 35 % of the 4,051 m runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Minor refinements should focus on achieving the exact target threshold height and tightening lateral alignment to the centreline during flare, as these were the largest deviations from the ideal values. Adjusting the flare height slightly lower may also help reduce the touchdown rate toward a more optimal value.
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