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The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.
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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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 1,945 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,945 m of the 3,746 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 602 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 24 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport, a movement that required 17 minutes and covered 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 1,376 m, representing 38 % of the runway, and lifted off at 162 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 29 °C with wind from 230° at 5 kt, including a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind.
The initial climb commenced overhead RPLL, climbing from 1,093 ft asl to 38,720 ft asl, an increase of 37,627 ft achieved in 28 minutes while covering 195 nm.
Level cruise began 11 nm north-east of Tumauini, lasting 65 minutes and extending for 524 nm.
A subsequent climb started 57 nm north-east of ROMY Miyako Airport, raising the aircraft from 39,121 ft asl to 40,311 ft asl, a gain of 1,190 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 13 nm.
The next cruise segment originated 60 nm south of ROKJ Kumejima Airport, persisting for 91 minutes and spanning 704 nm.
Descent commenced 6 nm south of Asan, descending from 40,627 ft asl to 9,718 ft asl, a loss of 30,909 ft in 13 minutes while covering 90 nm.
A brief level cruise followed 3 nm north-west of Anyang-si, lasting 3 minutes and covering 15 nm.
A further descent began 1 nm west of RKSS Gimpo International Airport, dropping from 9,088 ft asl to 1,333 ft asl, a reduction of 7,755 ft in 9 minutes across 33 nm.
The final approach to runway 15L at RKSI Incheon International Airport was executed from the north-west, on a heading of 145.0° at 4 nm and 1,296 ft agl.
Landing on runway 15L, which is 3,752 m long, occurred with a threshold speed slightly above target at 140 kt. Touchdown was recorded 199 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 136 kt, a vertical rate of minus 180 fpm, and a lateral deviation of 4.8 m from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 26 °C, wind from 59° at 6 kt, with a 6 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind. The total landing distance measured 1,878 m, equivalent to 50 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 6 minutes, traversing 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,585 nm, lasted 233 minutes, and consumed 19,755 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 entered the final approach to runway 22L at KEWR from the north-east on a heading of 206.0° at 4 nm and 1,237 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 32 °C with wind 12 kt from 220°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 12 kt head-wind.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 135 kt, which was slightly above the target. The flare was executed from the appropriate height, transitioning smoothly to touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 313 m down the runway at a speed of 133 kt, noted as a little fast, with a vertical rate of -190 fpm described as good and runway touchdown alignment perfect.
Rollout continued with a total landing distance of 1,209 m, representing 48 % of the 2,502 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
Minor refinements should focus on achieving the target threshold speed of 135 kt and reducing the touchdown speed slightly to better match the intended VREF, which will further optimise landing performance.
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