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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 2,126 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,126 m of the 2,722 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,407 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight on the Airbus A320 began with a taxi to runway 30 at LIPE Borgo Panigale, covering a distance of 1 nm in 7 minutes. The departure roll on runway 30LIPE had a takeoff distance of 1,581 m, with a liftoff speed of 158 kn. The local weather at takeoff was 19°C with wind at 11 kn coming from 319°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 kn and a headwind of 10 kn.
The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of Calderara di Reno, climbing from 1,119 ft asl to 23,928 ft asl in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nm. The climb finished 2 miles east of Fontanellato. The enroute level cruise then began from San Secondo Parmense, covering 22 nm in 3 minutes overhead Sesto ed Uniti.
The next climb started 1 mile northwest of Sesto ed Uniti, climbing from 23,879 ft asl to 35,821 ft asl in 12 minutes, covering 75 nm. This climb finished overhead Casale Corte Cerro. The following level cruise started at Casale Corte Cerro, covering 226 nm in 18 minutes overhead Terville.
The descent began 1 mile south of Entrange, descending from 35,498 ft asl to 9,710 ft asl in 5 minutes, covering 68 nm and finishing 1 mile north of EBSP La Sauveniere Spa. Another level cruise started at EBTX Theux Verviers, covering 6 nm in 1 minute overhead Herve.
The final descent started overhead Herve, descending from 9,724 ft asl to 3,037 ft asl in 4 minutes, covering 20 nm and finishing overhead Borgloon. The flight then continued with a level cruise overhead Borgloon, covering 16 nm in 5 minutes and finishing 2 miles southeast of Zetrud-Lumay.
The last descent started 1 mile southeast of Zetrud-Lumay, descending from 3,099 ft asl to 2,113 ft asl in 1 minute, covering 4 nm and finishing overhead Dongelberg. The landing took place on runway 01 at EBBR Brussels National, with a touchdown distance of 1,403 m and a touchdown speed of 128 kn. The landing rollout on runway 01 was 597 m, with a total landing distance of 2,040 m, accounting for 75% of the runway.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from runway 01 at EBBR Brussels National in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 509 nm, taking 88 minutes and using 4,405 kg of fuel.
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