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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,782 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,782 m of the 2,253 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 521 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 21 at LFRS Nantes Atlantique Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,414 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 27 knots at 249 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of Pont-Saint-Martin in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,095 feet above sea level to 35,545 feet, an increase of 34,451 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 158 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile northwest of Razac-de-Saussignac in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, and it lasted for 85 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 698 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its enroute descent, which began 6 miles northwest of Isola delle Femmine in Sicily, Italy. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 35,498 feet to 1,328 feet, a decrease of 34,169 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 08 at LICC Catania-Fontanarossa Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 84.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,291 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08 was successful, with the aircraft touching down 100 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed at 141 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -136 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also excellent. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at 60 degrees.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 963 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 139 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,503 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, achieving a high score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 84.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,291 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 08, which has a length of 2,253 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down slightly beyond the touchdown zone, 100 meters past the designated area. The touchdown speed was recorded at 131 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -136 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was excellent, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 60°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 13 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft performed well, with a total landing distance of 1,696 meters, which is 75% of the runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good handling and control.
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