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Slow down before tight turns
The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,549 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,549 m of the 3,342 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 551 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 23L at EGCC Manchester Airport in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 152 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,330 m, which represented 46 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 23 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 299°, including a 9 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Mobberley, Cheshire East, with the aeroplane ascending from 1,257 ft asl to 28,892 ft asl, a gain of 27,635 ft achieved in 15 minutes while covering 92 nm.
The first cruise segment began over Greatworth, Northamptonshire, and was maintained for 13 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 104 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 1 mile south-east of Sturry, Kent, with the flight descending from 29,590 ft asl to 4,257 ft asl, a loss of 25,332 ft in 16 minutes and a distance of 106 nm.
A brief cruise followed, initiated 1 mile east of Godveerdegem, Flanders, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 7 nm.
The second descent was initiated over Meerbeke, Flanders, where the aircraft reduced altitude from 3,764 ft asl to 1,428 ft asl, a decrease of 2,335 ft completed in 4 minutes over 13 nm.
Final approach to runway 07L at EBBR Brussels Airport was conducted from the south-west on a heading of 65.0° at 4 nm and 1,254 ft agl, with local conditions of 19 °C temperature, a 4 kt wind from 70°, no cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind.
The aircraft touched down on runway 07L, whose length is 3,376 m, with a threshold speed of 138 kt; the actual touchdown occurred 105 m beyond the touchdown zone at 132 kt and a firm rate of minus 382 fpm, and the total landing roll measured 1,438 m, representing 43 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment, confirming the aircraft remained on centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
Taxi-in from the runway to the parking area required 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 331 nm, lasted 62 minutes, and consumed 2,734 kg of fuel.
The Legacy Analog GTN750XI Turbo Steering made its final approach to runway 23 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde from the north-east, tracking a heading of 224.0° at 1 NM and 473 ft AGL. Local weather was 12 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 169°, a crosswind component of 1 kt and no headwind.
At the threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 108 kt, indicating an appropriate energy state for the flare.
Touchdown occurred at a distance of 331 m, which was judged good, with a touchdown speed of 95 kt rated good and a touchdown rate of minus 93 fpm described as excellent. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
With a final score of 94.2% the landing was strong; concentrate on keeping the touchdown point consistently near the 300 m (1,000 ft) aim point to tighten distance variance. Fine-tuning flare timing will help preserve the excellent vertical rate while maintaining optimal touchdown placement.
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