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Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 546 m past the threshold, 89 m beyond the 457 m target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 457 m.
The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,498 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 546 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 15 at LGSR Santorini Airport in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 15, the aircraft used 1,783 m of runway, representing 84 % of the available length, and lifted off at 154 kt. Local conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 251°, a 2 kt cross-wind component and no head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south of LGSR, with the aircraft ascending from 974 ft asl to 20,331 ft asl, an increase of 19,357 ft achieved in 10 minutes while covering 56 nm.
Cruise began 13 miles east of Ydra, lasting 5 minutes and extending over 20 nm.
The first descent started 1 mile south of Kimolos, descending from 20,303 ft asl to 4,150 ft asl, a loss of 16,153 ft in 11 minutes and spanning 57 nm.
A subsequent descent was initiated 7 miles south of Vouliagmeni, bringing the aircraft from 4,150 ft asl to 1,563 ft asl, a reduction of 2,587 ft over 4 minutes and 13 nm.
Final approach to runway 03L at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was conducted from the south-west, on a heading of 37.0° at 4 nm and 1,274 ft agl.
Landing on runway 03L, whose length is 3,498 m, occurred with a threshold speed of 136 kt. The touchdown point was 165 m beyond the touchdown zone, the speed at touchdown was 131 kt, and the vertical speed was minus 261 fpm; runway alignment was perfect. Weather at the time was 14 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 251°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tail-wind. Total landing distance was 1,306 m, representing 37 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 154 nm, took 42 minutes, and consumed 1,453 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 03L at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was conducted from the south-west on a heading of 37.0° at 4 nm and 1,274 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.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 136 kt.
Touchdown occurred 165 m beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 131 kt, noted as a little fast, and a touchdown rate described as fair at minus 261 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Rollout alignment was perfect and the total landing distance was 1,306 m, representing 37 % of the 3,498 m runway.
The minor excess in touchdown speed and the fair sink rate suggest a slight reduction of speed to the target VREF and a more precise flare to achieve a lower descent rate, which will bring the already high score even closer to optimal.
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