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Work on the flare
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without 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 1,655 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,655 m of the 3,984 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 727 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London Heathrow Airport, taking approximately 5 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 09R, with a takeoff distance of 1,539 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 99 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 15 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northwest of Feltham, Greater London, England, and reached an altitude of 34,828 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,691 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles northwest of Bray-Dunes, Hauts-de-France, France, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering 155 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 2 miles west of Hallschlag, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and descended from 34,613 feet to 5,002 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,611 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 2 miles southwest of Kiedrich, Hessen, Germany, and lasting for 5 minutes, covering 19 nautical miles. The enroute descent began overhead Mutterschied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and descended from 5,003 feet to 4,010 feet above sea level, a decrease of 993 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, starting overhead Windesheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and lasting for 3 minutes, covering 17 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 1 mile northeast of Klein-Winternheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and descended from 4,008 feet to 1,702 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,306 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07R at Frankfurt Airport was made from the southwest, heading 69.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,355 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 07R, which is 3,984 meters long. The threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 134 knots.
The touchdown point was 296 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 124 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -296 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 0°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 70 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,560 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 394 nautical miles, taking 76 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,120 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 07R at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) with a score of 91.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 69.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,355 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,984 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was slightly above the target height of 55 feet agl, but the threshold speed was satisfactory at 134 knots. The touchdown point was located 296 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 124 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -296 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more gently.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.7 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 0°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 70°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 6 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,560 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment.
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