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Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 1,500 ft instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 507 ft past the target, landing at 2,007 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.
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 5,726 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,726 ft of the 8,986 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,007 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A220-300 taxied from the parking area to runway 09 at KBOS Logan International Airport. The taxi-out required 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The aircraft began its departure roll on runway 09, employing 4,838 ft of runway, which is 69 % of the available length. Liftoff was achieved at 150 kt. Ambient conditions reported a temperature of 78 °F, wind 4 kt from 110°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 3 kt headwind.
Climb commenced overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts, with the airplane accelerating from 988 ft asl to 38,187 ft asl, an increase of 37,199 ft. The climb was completed in 26 minutes while covering 156 nm.
Level cruise began when the aircraft passed overhead 11N Candlelight Farms Airport, New Milford, Connecticut. The cruise segment lasted 87 minutes and spanned 651 nm.
Descent was initiated 1 mile east of 97GA B Tree Farms Airport, Gillsville, Georgia, descending from 37,327 ft asl to 2,361 ft asl, a loss of 34,966 ft. The descent took 23 minutes and covered 115 nm.
The final approach to runway 08L at KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was flown from the west, on a heading of 88.0°, at 4 nm and 1,332 ft agl.
Landing was executed on runway 08L, whose total length is 8,986 ft. The threshold speed was recorded at 129 kt, and touchdown occurred 678 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 119 kt. Touchdown rate was minus 106 fpm and runway-touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather at the time was temperature 67 °F, wind 2 kt from 225°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt tailwind.
The aircraft rolled out a total landing distance of 5,497 ft, representing 61 % of the runway, and runway-rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the Airbus A220-300 taxied from the runway to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 930 nm, required 150 minutes of airborne time and consumed 8,964 lb of fuel.
The Airbus A220-300 executed a final approach to runway 08L at KATL from the west, maintaining a heading of 88.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,332 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare phase the runway length of 8,986 ft provided a good threshold height. The threshold speed was good at 129 kt. The aircraft crossed the threshold and the touchdown point was recorded 678 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was good at 119 kt and the touchdown rate was smooth at -106 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good and the local weather was 67 °F with wind 2 kt from 225 °, a 2 kt crosswind and a 2 kt tailwind.
At touchdown the aircraft maintained the indicated 119 kt speed, a smooth vertical rate of -106 fpm and a very good alignment, confirming the figures reported in the flare description.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 5,497 ft, representing 61 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
With a final score of 98.3 % the landing was strong overall; focus on adjusting flare timing to achieve touchdown within the touchdown zone, which will reduce the down-runway distance and further optimise runway usage.
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