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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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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 5,668 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,668 ft of the 14,122 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,380 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-1000 taxied from its parking position to runway 06 at HKJK Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, covering roughly 1 nm in a period of 6 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 06, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 161 kt and left the ground after traveling 7,065 ft, which represented 52 % of the available runway. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 83 °F with a wind of 4 kt from 144°, providing a cross-wind component of 4 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced about 1 mile north-east of HKJK, with the airplane ascending from 6,231 ft asl to 40,918 ft asl-a gain of 34,687 ft-over 23 minutes while covering 159 nm.
The first level-cruise segment began 20 miles east of HKGT Garba Tula Airport and persisted for 222 minutes, during which the flight covered 1,793 nm at cruise altitude.
Descent was initiated 28 miles south-east of OMAK Al Ain Airport, with the aircraft descending from 41,000 ft asl to 2,000 ft asl, a loss of 39,001 ft, in 17 minutes while traversing 106 nm.
A brief second cruise phase started 9 miles south-east of OMSH Sharjah Airport, lasting 4 minutes and covering 14 nm before the final approach.
The final approach to runway 30L at OMDB Dubai International Airport was flown from the south-east on a heading of 302.0°, with the aircraft at 4 nm and 1,449 ft agl when established on the approach path.
Landing on runway 30L, which is 14,122 ft long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 133 kt (slightly above target). Touchdown occurred 1,003 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 127 kt; the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 42 fpm and alignment was perfect. Local weather at the time was 100 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 270°, giving a cross-wind component of 2 kt and a head-wind component of 3 kt. The total landing roll measured 5,391 ft, representing 38 % of the runway length, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to its parking area in less than 1 nm of movement, a maneuver that took 3 minutes.
In summary, the flight covered a total of 2,080 nm, required 277 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 50,493 lb of fuel.
The Airbus A350-1000 entered the final approach to runway 30L at OMDB Dubai International Airport from the south-east on a heading of 302.0° at 4 nm and 1,449 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits.
The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 133 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,003 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 127 kt, described as a little fast, while the touchdown rate was perfect at minus 42 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 5,391 ft, representing 38 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To tighten performance, aim to achieve the target threshold speed and reduce touchdown speed to the intended VREF, which will bring the touchdown point closer to the designated zone and further optimise runway utilisation.
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