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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 170 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 148 kt against a target of 170 kt, running 22 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 170 kt.
Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 80 m past the target, landing at 537 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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 2,266 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 537 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Santos Dumont Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As it reached the runway threshold, the aircraft accelerated down runway 20L, lifting off at a speed of 139 knots after a takeoff distance of 917 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 27°C, with a gentle headwind of 11 knots and a crosswind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Santos Dumont Airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 32,009 feet above sea level after an increase of 31,140 feet in just 17 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise phase, which lasted for 16 minutes and covered 160 nautical miles, before the aircraft began another climb phase, this time reaching an altitude of 34,009 feet above sea level after an increase of 1,996 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise phase, lasting 69 minutes and covering 249 nautical miles, before starting its descent towards Salgado Filho International Airport. The descent phase was completed in 11 minutes, with the aircraft losing 32,810 feet in altitude and covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
As the Airbus A320 began its final approach to runway 11 at Salgado Filho International Airport, it was flying at an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 129 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -105 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 641 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 4,505 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which took a total of 76 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 11 at SBPA Salgado Filho International Airport, having successfully navigated the final approach from the west. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 138 kt, well within the acceptable range. The aircraft maintained a steady heading of 91.0° at 4 nm and 1,290 ft above ground level, before aligning itself with the runway.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway surface, it touched down 122 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 129 kt, slightly above the recommended value. However, the touchdown rate was smooth, at -105 fpm, indicating a well-controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the touchdown phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 25 °C and a gentle wind of 4 kt at 189°, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The aircraft's rollout was equally impressive, with a very good alignment along the centerline of the runway. The total landing distance of 1,280 m, accounting for 57% of the runway length, was well within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was scored at 98.7%, reflecting the high level of proficiency demonstrated by the crew in navigating the approach and executing the landing.
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