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Departure
Ease back pressure in smoothly as you approach 153 kt, holding a steady rotation rate rather than snatching the controls.
What happened: On the takeoff roll the aircraft bounced before becoming fully airborne.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: a smooth, continuous pitch-up through liftoff with no secondary bounce.
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Arrival
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.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,469 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,469 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 206 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 22 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG). The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,529 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 242 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead Vernier, a town in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The enroute climb started at an altitude of 2,470 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 30,909 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,439 feet in just 14 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 81 nautical miles during this climb phase.
The enroute level cruise phase began overhead La Tour-en-Jarez, a town in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. This phase lasted for 27 minutes and covered a distance of 167 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from 31,094 feet above sea level to 2,658 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,436 feet in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Cire-d'Aunis, a town in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. This phase was brief, lasting only 2 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, passing overhead Saint-Christophe, another town in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
The final approach to runway 27 at La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport (LFBH) was made from the east, with a heading of 273.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,359 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway length of 1,469 meters, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was also good at 138 knots.
However, the touchdown point was 126 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down a little too far down the runway. The touchdown speed was also a little fast at 138 knots, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -643 feet per minute. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 1,108 meters, which was 75% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total flight distance was 388 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 75 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,867 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport, achieving a score of 95.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 273.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,359 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 27, which has a length of 1,469 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 138 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown point was 126 meters beyond the touchdown zone, suggesting that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was slightly faster than optimal, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance.
The touchdown rate was heavy, at -643 feet per minute (fpm), which is higher than the typical rate. This may have been due to the aircraft's speed and the runway's surface. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,108 meters, which is 75% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision, and the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway throughout the approach and rollout phases. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate, which may be addressed in future training exercises.
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