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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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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 1,688 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,688 m of the 2,708 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 512 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-700 taxied from the parking area to runway 19 at BIKF Keflavik International Airport. The taxi-out took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 19. Takeoff distance was 750 m 24 % of runway and liftoff speed was 140 kt. Local weather reported temperature 10 °C, wind 12 kt at 230 °, with a crosswind of 10 kt and a headwind of 8 kt.
Climb began overhead BIKF Keflavik International Airport, Reykjavík (Sudurnes, Iceland). The airplane ascended from 1,120 ft asl to 40,509 ft asl, an increase of 39,388 ft in 44 minutes while covering 347 nm.
Level cruise was established at Latitude 59.2969275, Longitude -15.5368216. This cruise segment lasted 91 minutes and covered 805 nm.
Descent commenced 9 miles north of Dieppe (Normandie, France). The aircraft descended from 40,771 ft asl to 5,268 ft asl, a decrease of 35,503 ft in 14 minutes, covering 96 nm.
A subsequent level cruise began 1 mile south of Betz (Hauts-de-France, France). This short cruise lasted 2 minutes and covered 7 nm.
Descent resumed 1 mile north west of Etrepilly (Ile-de-France, France). The airplane descended from 4,809 ft asl to 1,679 ft asl, a decrease of 3,131 ft in 2 minutes, covering 10 nm.
Final approach to runway 27R at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport involved a descent from 1,370 ft agl to 55 ft agl in 104 seconds. The aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
The Boeing 737-700 landed on runway 27R, which is 2,708 m long. Threshold speed was 129 kt. Touchdown occurred 90 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 122 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 117 fpm, and perfect runway alignment. Local weather at the time was temperature 27 °C, wind 3 kt at 280 °, crosswind 1 kt, headwind 3 kt. Total landing distance was 1,601 m, 59 % of runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area. Taxi-in took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 1,272nm, required 161 and used 6,705 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 executed a stabilised approach at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and descended from 1,370 ft AGL to 55 ft AGL in 104 seconds on final to runway 27R at LFPG.
The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was recorded as 129 kt.
Touchdown occurred 90 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 122 kt, noted as a little fast, and a smooth vertical rate of minus 117 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,601 m, representing 59 % of the 2,708 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
With a score of 99.8 %, the landing was excellent; a minor refinement is to aim for a touchdown point nearer the designated zone and to reduce touchdown speed slightly toward the threshold speed to further optimise the landing margin.
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