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Shorten the long landing
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,207 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,267 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a FFX P180, then departed from runway 36L at KNEW Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana. The takeoff distance was 2,754 feet, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 122 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 13 knots at 79°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of KNEW Lakefront Airport and reaching an altitude of 36,989 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered 83 nautical miles, took 21 minutes and involved an increase of 35,972 feet in altitude.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 20 miles east of KPOL Port Sulphur Airport in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. This cruise phase lasted for 59 minutes and covered a distance of 422 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles southeast of Port LaBelle in Florida. This descent, which covered 66 nautical miles, took 15 minutes and involved a decrease of 35,205 feet in altitude, from 37,842 feet to 2,636 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Tamarac in Florida and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 05 at KBCT Boca Raton Airport was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at 44.0° and being 4 nautical miles away from the runway at an altitude of 1,250 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 05 at KBCT Boca Raton Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 109 knots and a touchdown rate of -178 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 1,257 feet, which was 54% of the runway length. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 10 knots at 29°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,796 feet, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 586 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 107 minutes. The aircraft used 1,066 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as FFX P180 03 01, successfully landed at KBCT Boca Raton Airport, achieving a score of 99.0%. The final approach to runway 05 was conducted from the southwest, with a heading of 44.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,250 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height, with a threshold speed of 119 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 1,257 feet, and the touchdown speed was 109 knots, which is considered good. The touchdown rate of -178 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 29°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 10 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,796 feet was 54% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the runway length of 5,207 feet. This indicates that the pilot executed a precise and controlled approach, resulting in a smooth touchdown and a short rollout distance.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was executed flawlessly, with the aircraft touching down safely and efficiently on the runway.
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