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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,007 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,007 m of the 3,660 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 672 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 26L at KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a movement that required 25 minutes and covered 5 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26L the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 162 kt, using a takeoff distance of 2,084 m (68 % of the runway). Ambient temperature was 34 °C, with wind 8 kt from 229°, a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead College Park, Georgia, with the airplane ascending from 1,970 ft asl to 34,010 ft asl - an increase of 32,040 ft - in 27 minutes while covering 178 nm.
The first cruise segment began 8 mi west of Russellville, Alabama, and persisted for 96 minutes, during which the flight logged 711 nm of level flight.
Descent phase one started 5 mi south of 5K2 Tribune Municipal Airport, Kansas, with the aircraft descending from 34,013 ft asl to 30,010 ft asl, a loss of 4,003 ft, in 3 minutes over a distance of 25 nm.
A second cruise interval was initiated 7 mi north-west of KCHE Cheyenne Wells Airport, Colorado, lasting 7 minutes and encompassing 50 nm.
The subsequent descent began 15 mi south-east of Hugo, Colorado, where the airplane dropped from 30,008 ft asl to 6,711 ft asl - a decrease of 23,297 ft - in 20 minutes while covering 107 nm.
For the final approach the aircraft aligned with runway 17R at KDEN Denver International Airport from the north, maintaining a heading of 180.0° at 4 nm and 1,321 ft agl.
Landing on runway 17R, whose length is 3,665 m, the aircraft encountered a threshold height of 66 ft agl and a threshold speed of 162 kt, both above target. Touchdown occurred 267 m beyond the touchdown zone at 147 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 183 fpm and excellent alignment. Local conditions were 23 °C, wind 19 kt from 240°, a 17 kt cross-wind and a 10 kt head-wind. The total landing distance measured 1,937 m, representing 53 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment, completing the landing phase without deviation.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, traversing 2 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 1,084 nm, required 171 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 8,042 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 established a final approach to runway 17R at KDEN from the north, maintaining a heading of 180.0° at 4 nm and 1,321 ft agl. Local conditions were a temperature of 23 °C, wind 19 kt from 240°, providing a crosswind component of 17 kt and a headwind component of 10 kt.
At the threshold the aircraft was 66 ft agl, which was above target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 162 kt.
Touchdown occurred 267 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 147 kt, noted as a little fast, while the vertical rate was good at minus 183 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance measured 1,937 m, representing 53 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To improve the score of 87.8 %, focus on reducing the excess speed and achieving a touchdown point closer to the designated zone, which will also help bring the threshold height and speed nearer to targets. Adjusting approach speed management will address the primary deviations.
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