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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,887 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 341 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 29 at KBED Laurence G Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. The takeoff distance was 867 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 136 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and winds of 24 knots at 239 degrees. The crosswind was 15 knots, and the headwind was 19 knots. After departing from KBED, the enroute climb started overhead the field, with the aircraft ascending from 1,167 feet above sea level to 30,038 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,872 feet in 20 minutes, covering 83 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 6 miles northeast of KMTP Montauk Airport in Montauk, New York, and lasted 21 minutes, covering 140 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 6 miles east of North Beach Haven in New Jersey, descending from 30,706 feet above sea level to 2,569 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,137 feet in 14 minutes, covering 46 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again overhead Ramblewood in New Jersey and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent began overhead Collingswood in New Jersey, with the aircraft descending from 2,526 feet above sea level to 1,299 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,227 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport was from the east, with the aircraft heading 256.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 27R was successful, with a runway length of 2,887 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 114 knots. The touchdown distance was 339 meters, and the touchdown speed was 105 knots, both of which were good. The touchdown rate was firm at -400 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and winds of 10 knots at 250 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 789 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 284 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 2,422 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) on runway 27R. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 256.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, with a score of 96.2%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 105 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed of 114 knots. The touchdown distance of 339 meters was also within the expected range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -400 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a stable and controlled touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 250°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 9 knots, which the aircraft was able to handle effectively. The runway length of 2,887 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 789 meters, which was only 27% of the available runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was a textbook example of a well-executed and safe approach and landing.
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