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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Shorten the long landing
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 671 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Just Flight RJ85 CityJet from Dublin Airport (EIDW) to Maidstone (Kent, England) was a smooth one overall. The taxi from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes, covering 3 nm. The departure roll on runway 16 at EIDW was 872 meters, with a takeoff speed of 126 knots. The local weather at departure was 21°C with a light 3-knot wind.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,269 ft to 34,978 ft, covering 107 nm in 19 minutes. The enroute level cruise lasted 19 minutes, covering 131 nm. The descent started 2 miles south of Inkpen, descending from 34,995 ft to 2,112 ft over a distance of 66 nm in 10 minutes.
The final approach and landing were a bit challenging, with a go-around needed 1 mile west of Maidstone due to a low approach. The touchdown speed was good at 1 knot, but the touchdown rate was very heavy at -2,076 ft/m. The touchdown distance was 164 meters. The local weather at the time of landing was 7°C with a light 2-knot wind.
After landing, taxiing from the runway to the parking took 220 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 315 nm, taking 54 minutes in total and consuming 1,943 kg of fuel. Overall, the flight was eventful, with good climb and cruise phases, but a challenging final approach and landing.
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