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Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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 1,545 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,545 m of the 3,987 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 400 m 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 22 at Larnaca International Airport (LCLK). The takeoff distance was 1,698 meters, which is 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 169 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and winds of 5 knots at 156 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. After departing from Larnaca, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Meneou in Cyprus. The climb took 34 minutes and covered a distance of 229 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,062 feet above sea level to 37,083 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,021 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 9 miles west of Kalkan in Turkey. This phase lasted for 124 minutes and covered a distance of 886 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Ravne na Koroskem in Slovenia. The descent took 28 minutes and covered a distance of 166 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 36,927 feet above sea level to 2,770 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,158 feet.
As the aircraft approached Munich Airport (EDDM), it began its final approach to runway 26L from the east, heading 264.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,288 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at Munich Airport were a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and winds of 3 knots at 356 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. The aircraft landed on runway 26L, which has a length of 3,987 meters. The touchdown distance was 399 meters, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -278 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total landing distance was 1,463 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The total flight distance was 1,290 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 206 minutes. The aircraft used 9,562 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 26L at EDDM Munich Airport, achieving a high score of 99.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 264.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 130 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 127 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -278 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft touched down with a moderate amount of deceleration.
The landing distance of 1,463 meters was 37% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot made a smooth and controlled approach, allowing the aircraft to touch down with minimal excess speed. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a light wind of 3 knots from 356°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and there was no headwind. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth and controlled nature of the landing.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway centerline, indicating that the pilot made a smooth and controlled transition from the landing phase to the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and rolling out with minimal deviation from the centerline.
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