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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Add power on short final to hold 148 kt over the threshold.
What happened: Threshold speed was 22 kt slow at 126 kt, and the flare began late at 0.6 ft, well below the normal band. Crossing slow and flaring late like this usually leaves little energy and time to check the sink, and the touchdown then comes in firm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 148 kt at the threshold
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,233 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 111 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A340 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, taking 9 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 03R, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,373 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 359 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Artemida, Greece, and rising from an altitude of 1,348 feet above sea level to 27,472 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,123 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 5 miles east of Serifos, Greece, and lasting 7 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 7 miles north of Folegandros, Greece, and descending from 27,490 feet above sea level to 3,008 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,481 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 10 miles north of Sision, Crete, Greece, and lasting 8 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north of Khersonisos, Crete, Greece, and descending from 2,867 feet above sea level to 1,566 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,301 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 275.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,470 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 27, which had a length of 2,233 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 126 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 112 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 126 knots. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -646 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 310 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 590 meters, which was 26% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 2 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 185 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 50 minutes, during which the aircraft used 5,073 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A340 successfully landed at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, scoring a high 93.2% on its final approach. The aircraft was approaching runway 27 from the east, heading 275.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,470 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed on runway 27, which has a length of 2,233 meters. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 126 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to slow down.
The touchdown distance was good, measuring 112 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within the acceptable range at 126 knots. However, the touchdown rate was heavy, with a rate of -646 feet per minute, which may indicate that the aircraft was touching down with a higher than desired rate of descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway as it touched down. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 13 knots from 310°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 590 meters, which is 26% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and stop within a short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centerline, which may indicate that the aircraft was not perfectly aligned with the runway as it rolled out.
Overall, the landing was successful, with a high score of 93.2%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown rate and runway rollout alignment, which may be areas for improvement in future landings.
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