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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 170 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 28 kt fast at 198 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 170 kt in the climb
Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 211 m past the target, landing at 668 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
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.
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 1,887 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,887 m of the 3,045 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 668 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 08, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 2,108 m, representing 58 % of the runway, and lifted off at 163 kt. Ambient conditions were 29 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 279°, no cross-wind and a 2 kt tail-wind component.
Climb commenced 3 miles east of KDEN, with the airplane climbing from 6,275 ft asl to 37,009 ft asl, an increase of 30,734 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 165 nm.
The first cruise segment began 2 miles south of Trenton, Nebraska, and persisted for 73 minutes, during which 559 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 1 mile east of KDEC Decatur Airport, Illinois, with a descent from 37,015 ft asl to 1,988 ft asl, a loss of 35,028 ft accomplished in 21 minutes over 130 nm.
A brief second cruise phase originated 2 miles north-east of Monrovia, Indiana, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
The final approach to runway 05R at KIND Indianapolis International Airport was executed from the south-west, on a heading of 44.0° at 4 nm and 1,197 ft agl.
Landing on runway 05R, whose length is 3,044 m, was performed with a threshold speed of 136 kt. Touchdown occurred 248 m beyond the touchdown zone at 125 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 193 fpm and very good alignment. Local weather reported 27 °C, wind 2 kt from 40°, no cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind. The total landing distance measured 1,803 m, equivalent to 59 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment, completing the landing roll within the measured distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking stand in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 868 nm, required 128 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 5,183 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 established the final approach to runway 05R at Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) from the south-west, tracking a heading of 44.0° at 4 nm and 1,197 ft agl. The approach was conducted in temperature 27 °C with wind 2 kt from 040°, giving a crosswind component of 0 kt and a headwind component of 2 kt, and the threshold height was reported as good.
At the threshold the aircraft maintained a speed of 136 kt, which the data rates as good, and proceeded into the flare without any noted deviation.
Touchdown occurred 248 m beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 125 kt and is described as good, the vertical rate was -193 fpm and also rated good, and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,803 m, representing 59 % of the 3,044 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
With a final score of 93.9 %, the landing was strong overall; refining the flare to achieve touchdown closer to the touchdown zone will further tighten performance margins. Adjusting the approach profile to reduce the 248 m overshoot will help keep the landing distance well within runway limits.
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