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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 1,720 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,720 m of the 3,291 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 700 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 04 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport in 11 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 04, the aircraft used 1,919 m of runway (54 % of the available length) and lifted off at 155 kt; ambient temperature was 25 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 090°, including a 4 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind component.
The first en-route climb began overhead Bellevue, Switzerland, climbing from 2,295 ft asl to 32,008 ft asl - a gain of 29,712 ft - in 16 minutes while covering 103 nm.
A level cruise segment commenced over Coazze, Piemonte, Italy, lasting 14 minutes and extending for 112 nm.
A second climb segment started 1 mile south-west of Bagnatica, Lombardia, Italy, raising the aircraft from 32,088 ft asl to 33,148 ft asl - an increase of 1,060 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The first descent phase began 1 mile north of Iseo, Lombardia, Italy, descending from 33,148 ft asl to 9,260 ft asl - a loss of 23,887 ft - in 10 minutes while traversing 72 nm.
A brief cruise followed 1 mile south-west of Rovolon, Veneto, Italy, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
The next descent started overhead Abano Terme, Veneto, Italy, dropping from 9,008 ft asl to 3,100 ft asl - a decrease of 5,908 ft - in 5 minutes and covering 17 nm.
A further cruise segment began 2 miles south-east of Campagna Lupia, Veneto, Italy, lasting 8 minutes and spanning 23 nm.
The final descent commenced 4 miles south-east of Mira Taglio, Veneto, Italy, descending from 2,512 ft asl to 1,312 ft asl - a loss of 1,200 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
On final approach to runway 04R at LIPZ Venice Marco Polo Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,359 ft agl to 114 ft agl in 110 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 04R at LIPZ, whose length is 3,291 m, the aircraft touched down 222 m beyond the touchdown zone at 119 kt; the threshold speed was 126 kt, the touchdown rate was firm at -337 fpm, and the alignment was very good. Local weather reported a temperature of 22 °C, wind 4 kt from 160°, a 4 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt tail-wind. Total landing distance recorded was 1,577 m (48 % of runway).
Runway rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 10.8 m.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 358 nm, took 72 minutes, and consumed 2,902 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320ceo approached runway 04R at LIPZ Venice Marco Polo Airport in a stabilised manner at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits; the descent was from 1,359 ft agl to 114 ft agl in 110 seconds while temperature was 22 °C, wind 4 kt from 160°, with a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tailwind.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height measured 81 ft agl, which was significantly above target, and the threshold speed was good at 126 kt.
Touchdown occurred 222 m beyond the touchdown zone with a good speed of 119 kt; the touchdown rate was firm at minus 337 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good, resulting in a total landing distance of 1,577 m, 48 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.8 m from the centreline.
To refine future performances, attention should be given to achieving the intended threshold height and reducing the rollout offset, which will help bring the touchdown point closer to the optimal zone and improve centreline tracking on the ground.
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