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Fly a stabilized approach and flare to touch down at the target point of 457 m.
What happened: Touchdown occurred past the normal point, landing 452 m beyond the target distance. This pattern typically reduces the margin available for stopping before the runway end.
Watch for: Watch touchdown point against the 457 m marker.
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 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 2,234 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,234 m of the 2,881 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 909 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 27 at EGSH Norwich Airport in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 27, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 150 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,343 m, which represented 73 % of the runway length; ambient conditions were 18 °C with a 1 kt wind from 270°, no cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north-east of Costessey, Norfolk, where the aircraft rose from 1,088 ft asl to 28,990 ft asl, a gain of 27,902 ft achieved in 12 minutes while covering 72 nm.
The first cruise segment began 5 miles north of Westgate on Sea, Kent, and persisted for 49 minutes, during which 34 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 3 miles north-west of Wissant, Hauts-de-France, with the aircraft descending from 28,519 ft asl to 3,014 ft asl, a loss of 25,505 ft over 18 minutes and a distance of 104 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated overhead Blaincourt-les-Precy, Hauts-de-France, lasting 9 minutes and covering 35 nm.
The next descent began 1 mile north of Lesigny, Île-de-France, where the aircraft dropped from 3,008 ft asl to 1,606 ft asl, a decrease of 1,402 ft in 2 minutes while traveling 5 nm.
For the final approach to runway 25 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport, the aircraft approached from the east on a heading of 254.0° at 4 nm and 1,312 ft agl; weather was 15 °C with a 1 kt wind from 270°, no cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind component.
Landing on runway 25, which is 2,885 m long, the aircraft touched down 496 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 131 kt; the touchdown rate was minus 359 fpm and the touchdown point was offset 11.6 m from the centreline. The total landing distance recorded was 2,156 m, representing 75 % of the runway.
Rollout continued with a slight centreline deviation of 11.5 m, after which the aircraft completed the landing phase.
In total, the flight covered 258 nm, required 50 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 2,379 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 completed a final approach to runway 25 at LFPO Paris-Orly from the east, tracking a heading of 254.0° at 4 nm and 1,312 ft agl, with temperature 15 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, crosswind 0 kt and headwind 1 kt, and earned a score of 81.2 %.
During the threshold and flare segment the aircraft passed the threshold at a height of 87 ft agl, which was significantly above the target, while the threshold speed of 140 kt was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 496 m beyond the designated touchdown zone; the aircraft was at a good speed of 131 kt and the touchdown rate was firm at minus 359 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 11.6 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 2,156 m, representing 75 % of the 2,885 m runway, and the rollout remained slightly misaligned by 11.5 m from the centreline.
Refine the glide path to achieve the correct threshold height and tighten centreline tracking to reduce the 11-metre deviations observed at touchdown and rollout. These adjustments will bring the already solid performance closer to optimal precision.
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