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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,344 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 274 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the RJ85 CityJet aircraft taxiing from the parking to the runway at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 29, with the aircraft covering 41% of the runway's length in order to achieve liftoff. The takeoff distance was 934 meters, and the liftoff speed was 141 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots blowing from a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Wlochy in the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,382 feet above sea level to 30,147 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,765 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 139 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of the town of Milicz in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. This phase of the flight lasted for 65 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 463 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south west of the town of Tintigny in Wallonia, Belgium. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 30,173 feet above sea level to 5,291 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,882 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 157 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile south west of the town of Rolleboise in the Ile-de-France region of France. This phase of the flight lasted for 9 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 30 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead the town of Limours in the Ile-de-France region of France. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 3,649 feet above sea level to 1,574 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,075 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport took place from the south west, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 62.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 06, which had a length of 3,344 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 115 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 272 meters, and the touchdown speed was 106 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -206 feet per minute.
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 1 degree Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots blowing from a direction of 60 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 757 meters, which was 23% of the runway's length.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 802 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 139 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,782 kilograms
The aircraft, a Just Flight RJ85 CityJet, successfully landed at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport, achieving a score of 97.8%. The final approach to runway 06 was conducted from the south west, with a heading of 62.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level.
The pilot executed a precise landing, touching down on the runway with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 115 knots, indicating a well-controlled approach. The touchdown distance of 272 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 106 knots was also good.
However, the touchdown rate of -206 feet per minute was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have maintained a more gradual descent. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 60°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component but a moderate headwind of 6 knots, which the pilot effectively managed.
The total landing distance of 757 meters was only 23% of the runway length, indicating a short and controlled rollout. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of landing. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot executing a precise and controlled approach and touchdown.
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