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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 15 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 15 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 15 ft to touchdown.
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 1,747 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,747 m of the 3,105 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 636 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Nuremberg Airport (EDDN), the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing period of six minutes, covering a distance of one nautical mile. As the aircraft reached the runway, it initiated its departure roll on runway 28, utilizing 1,132 meters, or 42% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 151 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 4°C, with a gentle headwind of 8 knots and a crosswind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 142 nautical miles, ascending from 2,095 feet above sea level to 37,009 feet in 21 minutes. The enroute climb phase was followed by a series of level cruises, with the aircraft maintaining altitudes of 37,009 feet, 31,009 feet, and 25,009 feet, respectively, as it navigated through the skies over Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovakia. The aircraft's descent phases were characterized by a gradual decrease in altitude, with the most significant descent occurring from 25,009 feet to 10,009 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Košice International Airport (LZKZ), it initiated its final approach to runway 01 from the south, aligning with the runway at an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a touchdown speed of 133 knots, slightly above the target speed, and a touchdown rate of -197 feet per minute. The aircraft touched down 218 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a runway touchdown position that was slightly misaligned from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,664 meters, or 54% of the runway's length, with a runway rollout alignment that was very good. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in two minutes, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile. The total flight distance was 435 nautical miles, with a flight time of 77 minutes and a fuel consumption of 3,719 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 01 at LZKZ Košice International Airport from the south was conducted at a heading of 13.0°, 4 nautical miles from the threshold, and 1,327 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 67 feet above ground level, which was above the target. The threshold speed of 140 knots was slightly above the target, indicating a slight increase in power application during the final stages of the approach.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown point was 218 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-shoot. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -197 feet per minute was good, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 10°C and a headwind of 15 knots, contributed to the approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,664 meters was 54% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. Overall, the landing was scored 90.5%, reflecting a good performance in terms of approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and rollout alignment, but with some room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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