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Departure
Start bringing the nose up as the speed reaches 133 kt, not after it.
What happened: You started the rotation at 154 kt, 21 kt past the 133 kt rotation speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 133 kt at rotation
See Departure Roll
Arrival
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 0.1 ft, and this flight then touched down at 239 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.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 340 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 05R at Düsseldorf Airport, a movement that lasted 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05R, the Airbus A320 accelerated over a takeoff distance of 819 m, representing 30 % of the runway, and lifted off at 167 kt. Local weather at the time was 24 °C with a wind of 18 kt from 040°, a 4 kt crosswind component and a 17 kt headwind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north-east of Düsseldorf, with the aircraft climbing from 1,266 ft asl to 20,008 ft asl, an increase of 18,742 ft achieved in 6 minutes while covering 32 nm.
Level cruise began overhead EDUV Sevelen Airfield, lasting 7 minutes and extending over 49 nm.
Descent started over Slenaken in the Netherlands, descending from 20,005 ft asl to 2,600 ft asl, a loss of 17,405 ft in 16 minutes and spanning 86 nm.
The final approach to runway 06 at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport was executed from the south-west, on a heading of 60.0° at 4 nm and 1,401 ft agl.
Landing on runway 06, which is 3,986 m long, occurred with a threshold speed slightly above target at 126 kt. Touchdown was recorded 237 m beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 120 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 438 fpm and a lateral deviation of 5.1 m from the centreline. Weather at the airport was 26 °C with a wind of 14 kt from 029°, a 7 kt crosswind component and a 12 kt headwind component. The total landing distance measured 1,307 m, equivalent to 33 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 174nm, required 41 minutes of flight time and consumed 1,556 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 entered the final approach to runway 06 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport from the south-west on a heading of 60.0° at 4 nm and 1,401 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, and the local weather was 26 °C with a wind of 14 kt from 29°, comprising a 12 kt headwind and a 7 kt crosswind.
At threshold the aircraft’s speed was slightly above target at 126 kt. The flare concluded with touchdown occurring 237 m beyond the touchdown zone, and the aircraft crossed the runway at a speed of 120 kt, described as a little fast.
Touchdown was hard, with a vertical rate of minus 438 fpm, and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.1 m from the centreline. The total landing distance measured 1,307 m, representing 33 % of the 3,986 m runway length.
Rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft remained well centred for the remainder of the ground roll.
To refine the already strong performance reflected by the 95.7 % score, focus on reducing the final approach speed to the target value and moderating the flare to achieve a softer touchdown, which will also lessen the vertical rate and improve alignment precision.
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