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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose sooner, starting the flare by 11 ft to give the sink time to be arrested before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 8.7 ft, 2.6 ft below the normal band; a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink, and a bounce often follows at touchdown.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: begin the flare by 11 ft
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 1,693 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,693 m of the 2,233 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 583 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG). This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 04, with the aircraft taking off after covering 66% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 2,359 meters, and the liftoff speed was 173 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 28°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 0°. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Bellevue in Geneva, Switzerland. It climbed from an altitude of 2,439 feet above sea level to 33,078 feet, an increase of 30,639 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 129 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles northwest of Cortemilia in Piemonte, Italy, and lasted for 111 minutes, covering a distance of 899 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 11 miles southwest of Folegandros in the South Aegean, Greece. It descended from an altitude of 32,835 feet to 3,119 feet, a decrease of 29,716 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 68 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 9 miles north of Khersonisos in Crete, Greece, and lasting for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile north of Khersonisos, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 2,357 feet to 1,542 feet, a decrease of 815 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR) was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 275.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,449 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 27, which had a length of 2,233 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was 153 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with the touchdown speed being a little fast at 139 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -240 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 28°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 310°.
The total landing distance was 1,598 meters, which was 72% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,118 nautical miles, taking 164 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,010 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, scoring a high 92.8% on its performance. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 275.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,449 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 27, which has a length of 2,233 meters.
The pilot maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots. However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, at a distance of 153 meters. The touchdown speed of 139 knots was a bit faster than ideal, but the touchdown rate of -240 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle wind of 8 knots from 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 6 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance of 1,598 meters was 72% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
The runway rollout alignment was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and rolling out in a well-aligned manner.
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