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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,951 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 383 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 34L at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,775 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 220 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind to contend with. The enroute climb began overhead Sydenham, a town in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and saw the aircraft ascend from 1,042 feet above sea level to 38,204 feet, a vertical increase of 37,162 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead YCWR Cowra Airport in Cowra, New South Wales, and lasted for 53 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 374 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 23 miles northeast of Kringin, a town in the state of South Australia, and saw the aircraft descend from 37,922 feet to 1,321 feet, a vertical decrease of 36,601 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 127 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 230 degrees at an altitude of 1,293 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 23 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 381 meters and a touchdown speed of 134 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -342 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 8.1 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, by 7.6 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 170 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,126 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 637 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 114 minutes. The aircraft used 3,996 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at YPAD Adelaide International Airport, achieving a score of 95.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,293 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 23, which has a length of 2,951 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 134 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating that the pilot had control over the aircraft's speed during the landing. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -342 feet per minute (fpm).
The touchdown distance of 381 meters was within the acceptable range, but the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.1 meters from the centerline. This misalignment may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a light wind of 2 knots at 170°.
The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, and the headwind component was also 1 knot. These conditions would not have significantly impacted the landing. The total landing distance of 1,126 meters was 38% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial misalignment during touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues that need to be addressed to improve the score.
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