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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 170 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 29 kt fast at 199 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 170 kt in the climb
Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 206 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
Speed at this height is usually bought with gradient. It's rarely dangerous and it's often just an early acceleration, but with flaps still out you may be heading towards the flap limit and a flat fast climb puts you at the acceleration altitude with the cleaning-up still to do.
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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 2,881 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 517 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 20 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport in 6 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 20, the aircraft used 2,355 m of runway, representing 73 % of the available length, and lifted off at 162 kt; ambient temperature was 29 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 255°, a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced over Alvalade, Lisbon, with the airplane ascending from 1,321 ft asl to 28,008 ft asl, a gain of 26,688 ft achieved in 15 minutes while covering 100 nm.
The first cruise segment began 3 miles north-east of Proença-a-Nova and continued for 76 minutes, during which 611 nm were flown.
Descent started above Chambourg-sur-Indre, France, with altitude decreasing from 28,003 ft asl to 11,009 ft asl, a loss of 16,994 ft in 11 minutes over a distance of 74 nm.
A brief cruise over Allonnes lasted 5 minutes and spanned 31 nm.
The second descent began over Marolles-en-Hurepoix, with the aircraft descending from 11,008 ft asl to 1,584 ft asl, a reduction of 9,425 ft in 10 minutes while covering 39 nm.
Final approach to runway 25 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport was conducted from the east on a heading of 254.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,288 ft agl.
Landing on runway 25 was executed with a threshold speed of 136 kt; touchdown occurred 107 m beyond the touchdown zone at 131 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 184 fpm and excellent alignment; local weather reported 32 °C, wind 4 kt from 289°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 3 kt head-wind.
Runway rollout covered a total distance of 1,293 m, equivalent to 45 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was perfect.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking stand in 4 minutes, traveling less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 865 nm, lasted 130 minutes, and consumed 5,478 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 25 at LFPO Paris-Orly was conducted from the east on a heading of 254.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,288 ft agl. The aircraft maintained a stabilized profile in a temperature of 32 °C with wind 4 kt from 289 °, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
Threshold height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 136 kt, indicating the aircraft was correctly configured for landing.
Touchdown occurred 107 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 131 kt, noted as a little fast, while the vertical rate was good at minus 184 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 1,293 m, representing 45 % of the 2,885 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Maintain the aim point approximately 300 m (1,000 ft) down the runway and adjust the final approach speed to be closer to the target VREF to keep the touchdown point within the designated zone. Reducing speed slightly will also help keep the touchdown location more consistent without compromising safety.
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