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Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.4 ft, and this flight then touched down at 273 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,914 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 468 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight began at EDDM Munich Airport, where the aircraft, an Airbus A321, started taxiing from the parking to the runway, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles in 13 minutes. It then took off on runway 08R, reaching a liftoff speed of 158 knots in 1,464 meters, which is 37% of the runway's length.
During departure, the aircraft encountered a local weather condition with a temperature of 19°C, a wind speed of 7 knots at 40°, and a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. After takeoff, the enroute climb started approximately 1 mile east of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from 2,496 feet above sea level to 36,662 feet above sea level in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The enroute climb was followed by an initial cruise period from 1 mile north of Tesero, Italy, where the aircraft flew at a steady altitude for 57 minutes, covering a distance of 386 nautical miles. However, the flight then entered a series of enroute descents and level cruises. The first descent started 41 miles east of Cadaques, Spain, from 37,238 feet above sea level to 6,775 feet, a decrease of 30,463 feet in 20 minutes, covering 116 nautical miles. This was followed by a brief level cruise period over Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain, for 2 minutes, then another descent from 6,073 feet above sea level to 3,041 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles.
The flight then entered another series of level cruises and descents. The first level cruise was from 1 mile southeast of Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain, lasting 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The next descent started 2 miles southeast of Sitges, Spain, from 3,038 feet above sea level to 1,364 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The final approach took the aircraft to the south west, heading 65° at 4 nautical miles, before landing on runway 06L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
The landing on runway 06L, which is 2,914 meters long, was successful, but with the touchdown point 50 meters beyond the touchdown zone, the touchdown speed was slightly high at 136 knots. The runway's threshold height at 60 feet above ground level was slightly above target, while the threshold speed was well above target at 141 knots.
The final landing distance covered 1,435 meters, which is 49% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The total landing distance was shorter than expected. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile, thus ending the flight. The total flight distance was 664 nautical miles, taking about 125 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,521 kg of fuel during this time.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, showcasing a high level of proficiency in the final approach and touchdown phases. The pilots' skill was evident in their ability to navigate the aircraft from the south-west, heading 65.0°, and align with runway 06L at 4 nautical miles and 1,344 feet above ground level.
The performance of the aircraft during the final approach was impressive, with a 97.1% score indicating a well-executed landing procedure. The pilots maintained control of the aircraft's altitude, airspeed, and heading throughout the descent, culminating in a precise alignment with the runway.
Notably, the threshold height at 60 feet above ground level was only slightly above the target, suggesting that the pilots carefully monitored the aircraft's descent profile to achieve a near-perfect approach path. However, the threshold speed was a touch above the target at 141 knots, which is still within an acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed of 136 knots was slightly faster than the optimal touch-down speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -313 feet per minute. Despite this, the pilots maintained perfect runway alignment, which is a critical aspect of safe and controlled landing procedures.
The local weather conditions played a crucial role in the successful landing, with a temperature of 22°C and a moderate wind speed of 18 knots at 70°. The pilots expertly managed the aircraft's crosswind component of 1 knot, and the resulting headwind of 18 knots helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach and touchdown phases.
The total landing distance of 1,435 meters, accounting for 49% of the runway length, is well within the limits of a standard Airbus A321 landing. Furthermore, the pilots maintained perfect runway rollout alignment, underscoring their ability to control the aircraft during the crucial post-touchdown phase.
The overall proficiency of the pilots and the smooth performance of the Airbus A321 demonstrate a high level of skill and expertise in landing aircraft at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
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