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Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 226 m past the target, landing at 683 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from 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 1,822 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,822 m of the 3,342 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 683 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 32R at LFBO Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 32R, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,927 m, representing 64 % of the runway, and achieved a liftoff speed of 157 kt; ambient temperature was 40 °C with wind 6 kt from 50 °, a crosswind component of 6 kt and no headwind.
The climb commenced overhead LFBO, rising from 1,425 ft asl to 28,008 ft asl - an increase of 26,582 ft - in 15 minutes while traversing 89 nm.
Level cruise began 1 mile south of Fossemagne, lasting 16 minutes and covering 121 nm.
A descent started 1 mile southwest of Loches, descending from 27,961 ft asl to 24,591 ft asl - a loss of 3,370 ft - in 3 minutes over 25 nm.
Subsequent cruise was initiated 1 mile south of Santenay, lasting 5 minutes and encompassing 37 nm.
The next descent began 1 mile northeast of Conie-Molitard, dropping from 24,003 ft asl to 4,393 ft asl - a decrease of 19,610 ft - in 12 minutes while covering 62 nm.
A further cruise segment started overhead Saint-Vrain, lasting 3 minutes and extending 13 nm.
The final descent commenced 1 mile south of Bonnelles, falling from 4,009 ft asl to 1,539 ft asl - a reduction of 2,470 ft - in 4 minutes across 10 nm.
On final approach to runway 06 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport, the aircraft approached from the southwest on a heading of 62.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,248 ft agl.
Landing on runway 06, which is 3,346 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 137 kt; touchdown occurred 275 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 127 kt and a vertical rate of minus 164 fpm, with a lateral deviation of 3.6 m from the centreline. Local conditions were 35 °C, wind 6 kt from 360 °, a crosswind of 6 kt and a headwind component of 3 kt. The total landing distance recorded was 1,749 m, representing 52 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 10 minutes, covering 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 369 nm, required 78 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 2,961 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 executed a final approach to runway 06 at LFPO Paris-Orly from the south-west, on a heading of 62.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,248 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 the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 137 kt.
Touchdown occurred 275 m beyond the touchdown zone with a good touchdown speed of 127 kt and a good touchdown rate of minus 164 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 m from the centreline. Total landing distance was 1,749 m, representing 52 % of the 3,346 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Minor refinements should focus on reducing the 3.6 m lateral deviation to achieve tighter centreline alignment and adjusting the flare to place the touchdown point within the designated touchdown zone.
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