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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 20 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 20 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 20 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,692 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 638 m past the threshold — beyond 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 05 at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,325 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots at 59 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south west of Le Haillan in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 123 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,160 feet above sea level to 30,352 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,192 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north of Marigny-Brizay in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south of Cheille in Centre-Val de Loire, France. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 30,351 feet above sea level to 4,321 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,030 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Orgeval in Ile-de-France, France. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Saint-Prix in Ile-de-France, France. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 3,701 feet above sea level to 1,667 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,034 feet.
The final approach to runway 09L at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 85.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,310 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09L, which had a length of 2,692 meters. The threshold height at 84 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was 214 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -190 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 40 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,247 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft then began its taxiing period from the runway to the parking, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 296 nautical miles, and the flight took 66 minutes, using 2,834 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 09L at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, achieving an overall score of 87.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 85.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,310 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with a good threshold speed of 138 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
However, the threshold height at 84 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's descent. Despite this, the touchdown point was 214 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -190 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 40°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 4 knots, which is relatively minimal. The runway length of 2,692 meters was sufficient for the aircraft to land safely, with a total landing distance of 1,247 meters, which is 46% of the runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, showing that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and rolling out without any issues.
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