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In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 337 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,621 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 572 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Kaohsiung International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the end of runway 27, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,561-meter-long runway, which represented 61% of its total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 155 knots, clearing the ground with ease.
As the aircraft climbed away from Kaohsiung, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 1,020 feet above sea level to 36,010 feet, a vertical gain of 34,991 feet, in just 19 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 120 nautical miles during this phase, reaching a cruising altitude that would be maintained for the next several hours. The enroute level cruise phase that followed lasted 22 minutes, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude, covering a distance of 153 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, gradually losing altitude as it approached its destination.
As the aircraft entered the final approach phase, it began its descent from 35,800 feet above sea level to 9,172 feet, a decrease of 26,629 feet, in just 16 minutes. The aircraft then leveled off for a brief period, flying at a low altitude for 3 minutes, before beginning its final descent. The aircraft touched down on runway 07C at Hong Kong International Airport, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots and a touchdown rate of -259 feet per minute. The aircraft's total landing distance was 1,377 meters, representing 40% of the runway's length. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, bringing an end to its 77-minute journey, which covered a total distance of 419 nautical miles and consumed 3,123 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 07C at VHHH Hong Kong International Airport, a 3,452-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the south west. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 76 feet above ground level (agl), which was well above the target. The threshold speed of 137 knots was good, indicating a well-executed approach.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, it touched down 282 meters beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 130 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -259 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting a moderate deceleration. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation during the approach.
The aircraft's rollout was smooth, with very good alignment on the runway. The total landing distance of 1,377 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway, was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 87.7%. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a light headwind of 2 knots, were favorable for the landing.
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