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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,990 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 323 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, Vueling EC-MGZ, then departed from runway 24R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain. The takeoff distance was 1,490 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 329 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to an altitude of 36,296 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 120 nautical miles and took 19 minutes to complete.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south east of LECN Castellon de la Plana Aerodrome in Castellón de la Plana, Spain. This cruise phase lasted for 32 minutes and covered a distance of 256 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles south east of Salar in Andalusia, Spain. This descent phase took the aircraft down from an altitude of 36,590 feet to 2,954 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 125 nautical miles in the process.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles west of GMTT Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport in Tangier, Morocco. This cruise phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10 at GMTT Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport, which was made from the west at a heading of 91.0 degrees. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 135 knots and a distance of 323 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 89 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft's touchdown rate was firm at -371 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,299 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 514 nautical miles, and the flight took 97 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 3,345 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
Aircraft Vueling EC-MGZ successfully landed at GMTT Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. The aircraft's final approach to runway 10 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 91.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,134 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with precision, as indicated by the good threshold height and threshold speed of 136 knots. The touchdown distance of 323 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 135 knots was well-controlled. The touchdown rate of -371 feet per minute was firm, suggesting a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 89°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions presented a relatively straightforward landing scenario, which the aircraft's crew navigated with ease.
The total landing distance of 1,299 meters was 43% of the runway length, indicating a well-executed landing that utilized a significant portion of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft's crew maintained control and stability throughout the landing process.
Overall, the landing of Vueling EC-MGZ at GMTT Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport was a textbook example of a well-executed approach and landing procedure, with the aircraft's crew demonstrating a high level of proficiency and control throughout the process.
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