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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,512 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 443 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport (EHEH), with a takeoff distance of 1,536 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Oerle, a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,102 feet above sea level to 1,969 feet, an increase of 867 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile northwest of Steensel, another town in the same province, and lasted for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport was made from the northeast, heading 215.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 21 was successful, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 136 knots. The touchdown distance was 440 meters, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -241 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions during the landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 290°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,154 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The total flight distance was 26 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 52 minutes. The aircraft used 2,012 kilograms of fuel during the flight. Finally, the aircraft taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport (EHEH) with a score of 92.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-east, heading 215.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway threshold. The threshold speed, which is the speed at which the aircraft should be flying as it touches down on the runway, was also good at 136 kt. This suggests that the pilot had a good understanding of the aircraft's speed and was able to control it effectively.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's touchdown distance was good at 440 meters, indicating that the pilot had a good sense of the aircraft's speed and was able to slow it down effectively. However, the touchdown speed of 128 kt was a little fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to slow the aircraft down a bit more before touchdown. The touchdown rate, which is the rate at which the aircraft is descending as it touches down on the runway, was fair at -241 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway as it touched down. This is an important aspect of landing, as it helps to ensure that the aircraft is stable and can be controlled effectively as it rolls out on the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 3 kt from 290°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 kt and a headwind of 1 kt, which the pilot would have needed to take into account when landing the aircraft.
The total landing distance was 1,154 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had a good sense of the aircraft's speed and was able to slow it down effectively. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was stable and under control as it rolled out on the runway.
Overall, the landing was executed well, with the pilot demonstrating good control and a good understanding of the aircraft's speed and performance. However, there were a few areas for improvement, including slowing the aircraft down a bit more before touchdown and reducing the touchdown speed.
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