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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
Wait for the normal flare band and the correct speed before raising the nose, rather than starting the flare at 88 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 88 ft, 43 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown followed at 321 fpm. Starting the flare this early usually carries through to a firmer arrival than a flare begun in the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare start within the normal flare band
The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,889 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 470 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 26R at EGKK London Gatwick Airport in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26R, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,750 m, representing 82 % of the runway, and lifted off at 154 kt; ambient temperature was 15 °C with wind 3 kt from 317°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile south-west of Charlwood, Surrey, with the flight ascending from 1,367 ft asl to 8,052 ft asl, a gain of 6,685 ft achieved in 3 minutes while covering 15 nm.
Descent began overhead Purley, Greater London, descending from 8,076 ft asl to 1,363 ft asl, a loss of 6,713 ft over 7 minutes and a distance of 28 nm.
The final approach to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 270.0°, at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27R, which is 3,889 m long, featured a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 137 kt. Touchdown occurred 81 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 131 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 289 fpm; the alignment on touchdown was perfect. Local weather remained 15 °C with wind 3 kt from 317°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind. The total landing distance recorded was 1,195 m, equal to 31 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with perfect alignment, completing the landing phase without deviation.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 52 nm, took 25 (units as provided), and consumed 714 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 completed the final approach to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow from the east, flying a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits; ambient temperature was 15 °C, wind 3 kt from 317°, giving a 2 kt headwind and 2 kt cross-wind component.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 137 kt.
Touchdown occurred 81 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was 131 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was fair at minus 289 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,195 m, representing 31 % of the 3,889 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
Minor refinements should focus on reducing touchdown speed slightly toward the target VREF and smoothing the flare to achieve a lower vertical rate, which will further optimise the already excellent landing performance.
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