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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 28 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,017 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,017 ft of the 10,971 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,179 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight took off from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (LEMD) and flew an Airbus A320. Initially, the aircraft taxied from the parking to the runway, which took approximately 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Departure was accomplished with a runway 36L rollout and the aircraft took off after covering a distance of 7,255 feet, which is about 66% of the runway.
During takeoff, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 162 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were warm, with a temperature of 80°F and a gentle tailwind of 3 knots. The wind direction was from the north-northeast, with no crosswind. The aircraft then initiated its climb 2 miles east of the town of San Sebastian de los Reyes, in the Madrid region of Spain. In just 17 minutes, it ascended from an initial altitude of 3,022 feet above sea level (asl) to a cruise altitude of 32,202 ft asl, representing a significant increase of 29,180 feet. This climb phase covered a distance of 98 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started around 9 miles north of the town of Quintanar de la Sierra in the Castillo y Leon region of Spain. In this segment, which lasted for 45 minutes, the aircraft covered an impressive distance of 318 nautical miles. As the flight continued towards its destination, it began its descent 1 mile southwest of the town of Vicq-sur-Gartempe in southern France. In this phase, the aircraft descended from a high altitude of 32,191 ft asl to a lower altitude of 1,574 ft asl in just 29 minutes, covering a distance of 132 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at Paris-Orly Airport (LFPO) was accomplished from the southwest, with a heading of 62.0° while flying in close proximity to the surface, at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. Upon landing on the runway, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 142 knots, slightly above the target speed, on the runway 10,971 feet long. However, it is worth noting that the touchdown distance was within an acceptable range, measuring 1,189 feet.
As the aircraft continued along the runway, the threshold height at 60 feet above the ground was found to be above the target, but the threshold speed at 144 knots was slightly above target as well. The touchdown rate of -594 feet per minute (fpm) was quite aggressive, indicating a hard touchdown. The aircraft rolled along the runway in a slightly misaligned manner by approximately 33 feet from the centreline, but the runway rollout alignment was otherwise satisfactory.
Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took the aircraft just 4 minutes and covered a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. This concludes the entire flight, which covered a total distance of 559 nautical miles and lasted for 107 minutes. Notably, the flight used 8,578 pounds of fuel throughout its duration.
The recent landing of an Airbus A320 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport has yielded a satisfactory score of 91.0%. The aircraft's final approach was directed towards runway 06, coming in from the south west with a heading of 62.0°, approximately 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. This indicates that the pilot executed a proper descent towards the runway, following standard procedure.
Upon landing on runway 06, which has a length of 10,971 feet, the crew encountered some minor discrepancies. The threshold height at 60 feet above ground level was above the target value, suggesting that the pilot may have needed to slightly extend the main landing gear to meet the proper touchdown spot on the runway. Additionally, the threshold speed, which is crucial for a safe touchdown, was slightly above the target value of around 141 knots, being at 144 knots.
The touchdown distance of 1,189 feet was deemed good, showing that the pilot maintained a proper descent rate to the touch down point. However, the touchdown speed remained a bit fast, registering 142 knots. This excess speed is likely to have contributed to the very hard touchdown rate of -594 feet per minute, indicating a significant deceleration force on impact.
Considering the local weather at the time of landing, which included a relatively cool temperature of 52°F and a very light headwind of 2 knots, the crew may have chosen a more cautious approach. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilot had the aircraft well under control during the touchdown phase.
The total landing distance came in at 4,773 feet, accounting for approximately 44% of the runway's length. This suggests that the pilot managed to stop the aircraft in a reasonable amount of time, though a more precise landing might have allowed for a shorter distance to stop.
The runway rollout alignment was found to be slightly misaligned by approximately 33 feet from the centerline. While not a critical deviation, this does indicate that the pilot may have had a bit more difficulty maintaining alignment during the post-touchdown rollout phase. Nonetheless, overall, the crew demonstrated satisfactory skills during this landing, and the aircraft made a safe recovery from the flight.
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