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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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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 2,135 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,135 m of the 3,202 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 879 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 21 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, Vueling EC-MGZ, then departed from runway 24L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain. The takeoff distance was 1,523 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 220 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,048 feet above sea level to 33,684 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,637 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 62 miles northeast of Mao, Spain, and lasted for 109 minutes, covering a distance of 820 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile northwest of Anavra, Greece, and descended from 33,291 feet above sea level to 3,532 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,759 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 95 nautical miles. The descent was followed by a brief level cruise 8 miles southwest of Vouliagmeni, Greece, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03L at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 37.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 03L, which had a length of 3,202 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 knots.
The touchdown point was 457 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 135 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was firm at -394 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,048 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,065 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 175 minutes. The aircraft used 8,167 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
Aircraft Vueling EC-MGZ successfully landed at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport on runway 03L. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 37.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level. The aircraft scored 90.5% in its landing performance.
The landing was executed with a slightly above-target threshold speed of 145 knots. The touchdown point was 457 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which indicates a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -394 feet per minute was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 5 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,048 meters was 64% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its direction and speed after touchdown. Overall, the landing performance of Vueling EC-MGZ was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
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