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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 2.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 142 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.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,696 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,696 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 715 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from London Gatwick Airport, the Airbus A321 began its takeoff roll on runway 08R, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 163 kt in 1,951 meters, 78% of the available runway length. The aircraft then transitioned into a climb, ascending from 1,224 feet above sea level to 30,341 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with a total ascent of 29,117 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 30,341 feet for 38 minutes as it covered 238 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by a descent, initiated over Montcenis, France, where the aircraft descended from 30,570 feet to 8,420 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time lasting 89 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. A final descent was initiated over Le Poizat, France, where the aircraft descended from 8,110 feet to 2,703 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The Airbus A321 then began its final approach to runway 04 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport, descending from 2,703 feet to 1,306 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down 265 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt and a touchdown rate of -250 fpm. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,581 meters, 44% of the available runway length. The flight distance was 454 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 3,702 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The final approach to runway 04 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport was conducted from the south west, heading 45.0° at 4 nm and 1,306 ft agl. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and threshold speed of 140 kt, indicating a well-executed approach. The aircraft touched down 265 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate of -250 fpm was fair, suggesting a relatively smooth touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.0 m from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the desired path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 °C and a wind of 6 kt at 60°, contributed to a crosswind of 2 kt and a headwind of 6 kt. The total landing distance of 1,581 m, which accounted for 44% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
The rollout phase was marked by a runway rollout alignment that was misaligned by 17.0 m from the centreline, indicating a continued deviation from the desired path. Despite this, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 88.3%. The slight deviations from the desired path and the slightly fast touchdown speed were the primary factors contributing to the score.
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