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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Steepen the descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft, correcting the height error before it carries into speed and touchdown point.
What happened: Crossed the threshold 34 ft agl above the target, carrying excess speed over the numbers; crossing high and fast like this usually carries the touchdown long too, and this flight touched down 829 m beyond the aim point.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: 50 ft at the threshold.
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.
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 2,493 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,493 m of the 3,984 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,286 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 28 at LPFR Faro Airport, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 28, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 159 kt and left the ground after a take-off run of 1,620 m, representing 67 % of the runway length; ambient conditions were 28 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 240°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile west of Faro, with the airplane ascending from 966 ft asl to 34,008 ft asl-a gain of 33,043 ft-over 25 minutes while covering 178 nm.
The first cruise segment began 5 nm south-west of Alcantara, Spain, and persisted for 98 minutes, during which 854 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started overhead Morgen, Switzerland, with a reduction from 34,021 ft asl to 5,465 ft asl, a loss of 28,557 ft achieved in 20 minutes while traversing 144 nm.
A brief cruise phase followed, initiating 1 nm north-east of Lengdorf, Germany, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nm.
Subsequent descent began 1 nm north-west of Inning am Holz, Germany, dropping from 4,695 ft asl to 2,717 ft asl-a loss of 1,978 ft-in 2 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at EDDM Munich Airport was conducted from the east, on a heading of 264.0°, at 4 nm distance and 1,236 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26L, which is 3,990 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 85 ft agl and a threshold speed of 144 kt; touchdown was recorded 879 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 135 kt, a vertical speed of minus 183 fpm, and perfect alignment, while local weather was 22 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 330°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind. The total landing roll measured 2,421 m, equivalent to 61 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect throughout the deceleration phase.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering a further 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,203 nm, required 162 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 7,940 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 established a final approach to runway 26L at EDDM Munich Airport from the east, maintaining a heading of 264.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,236 ft agl. Local weather was 22 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 330 °, providing a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 85 ft agl, which was significantly above target, and the threshold speed was 144 kt, well above target.
Touchdown occurred 879 m beyond the designated touchdown zone; the speed at touchdown was 135 kt, a little fast, while the vertical rate was -183 fpm, which was good, and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance measured 2,421 m, representing 61 % of the 3,990 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
To improve the score, reduce the threshold height and speed to meet target values and aim to achieve touchdown within the prescribed zone at a slower speed. Adjusting these parameters will bring the landing distance further inside the runway length and tighten overall performance.
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