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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,550 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,550 m of the 3,981 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 565 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick Airport in 6 minutes, covering 1 nm.
The departure roll on runway 26L used 1,245 m, representing 43 % of the runway, and the aircraft lifted off at 147 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 21 °C, wind 4 kt from 230°, with a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Charlwood (Surrey, England), rising from 1,195 ft asl to 24,507 ft asl - an increase of 23,312 ft - in 9 minutes while covering 56 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile north of EGLQ Lyminge Airstrip and lasted 2 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 13 nm.
A second climb started 3 miles south of Deal (Kent, England), ascending from 25,009 ft asl to 39,012 ft asl - a gain of 14,003 ft - in 12 minutes and covering 106 nm.
Descent began overhead Gaasbeek (Flanders, Belgium), dropping from 39,011 ft asl to 33,007 ft asl - a loss of 6,004 ft - in 5 minutes while traversing 49 nm.
The next cruise phase originated 2 miles south-east of Engis (Wallonia, Belgium) and continued for 18 minutes, covering 171 nm.
A further descent started 2 miles north-west of Boxberg (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany), descending from 33,006 ft asl to 4,290 ft asl - a reduction of 28,717 ft - in 16 minutes and spanning 121 nm.
The final cruise segment began 2 miles south-west of Eching (Bavaria, Germany), lasting 5 minutes and covering 16 nm.
During final approach to runway 26R at EDDM Munich Airport, the aircraft approached from the east on a heading of 264.0°, at 4 nm and 1,234 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26R (runway length 3,981 m) recorded a threshold height of 67 ft agl above target and a threshold speed of 134 kt. Touchdown occurred 148 m beyond the touchdown zone at 125 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 191 fpm and a lateral deviation of 6.0 m from the centreline. Local weather was 18 °C with wind 2 kt from 320°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind. Total landing distance was 1,469 m, representing 37 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 540 nm, lasted 78 minutes, and consumed 3,266 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26R at Munich was flown from the east on a heading of 264.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,234 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as stabilised, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the ambient conditions were 18 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 320 °, giving a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
During the threshold and flare segment the aircraft crossed the threshold at a height of 67 ft agl, which was above the target, and the threshold speed was recorded as good at 134 kt.
Touchdown occurred 148 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 125 kt judged good and a vertical rate of minus 191 fpm also good. The touchdown point was laterally offset by 6.0 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,469 m, representing 37 % of the 3,981 m runway.
Rollout alignment was described as very good, and the aircraft taxied off the runway without incident.
To tighten the landing envelope, the crew should target the prescribed threshold height to eliminate the excess altitude at crossing, and refine lateral positioning to reduce the 6.0 m offset from the centreline. Maintaining the current speed and rate performance will preserve the high overall score of 94.0 %.
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