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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 2,172 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,172 m of the 3,075 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 995 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A321 from Milan Malpensa International Airport to Brussels Airport was smooth and efficient. The taxiing from the parking to the runway took 10 minutes, covering 2 nm. Departure roll runway 35R was uneventful, with a takeoff distance of 1,968 m (66% of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 179 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was clear with a temperature of 20°C and a light wind of 2 kn at 264°.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft started climbing from 1,738 ft asl to 32,553 ft asl in 17 minutes, covering 98 nm. The level cruise phase lasted 23 minutes, covering 173 nm, before descending from 32,579 ft asl to 27,067 ft asl in 2 minutes over a distance of 15 nm. Another brief level cruise phase followed, covering 16 nm in 2 minutes, before beginning the descent from 26,777 ft asl to 1,974 ft asl in 14 minutes over a distance of 75 nm.
The landing on runway 25R at Brussels Airport was smooth, with a touchdown speed of 122 kn and a VSI of -363 ft/m. The weather at the destination was mild, with a temperature of 14°C and a light wind of 3 kn at 83°. The total landing distance was 2,038 m (66% of the runway), with the aircraft touching down 953 m from the threshold. After landing, taxiing to the parking area took 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 400 nm and took 87 minutes, consuming 3,863 kg of fuel. The Airbus A321 performed well throughout the journey, demonstrating its reliability and efficiency in both climb and descent phases.
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