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Slow down before tight turns
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 five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,533 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,533 m of the 3,811 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 422 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at SLVR Viru Viru International Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 34, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 168 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 25 knots from a direction of 329°, resulting in a headwind of 25 knots and a negligible crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting approximately 1 mile northwest of the airport and reaching an altitude of 37,347 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 123 nautical miles and took 23 minutes to complete, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 35,107 feet. The enroute level cruise phase followed, commencing 6 miles west of SLLS Lagunillas Airport and lasting for 116 minutes as the aircraft covered a distance of 833 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 16 miles southeast of SCNK Los Pelambres Airport, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 36,063 feet to 2,851 feet above sea level. This descent phase took 18 minutes to complete and covered a distance of 73 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 17R at SCEL Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 177.0° at an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The landing on runway 17R was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 130 knots and a touchdown rate of -181 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 424 meters, which was within the acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed was slightly faster than desired. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.4 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 220°, resulting in a headwind of 7 knots and a crosswind of 6 knots.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 5 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,038 nautical miles, with the flight lasting 171 minutes and consuming 6,476 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 17R at SCEL Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 177.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. The threshold speed of 137 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the final approach. The touchdown distance of 424 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. The touchdown rate of -181 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and maintain control.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing. However, the pilot was able to manage the aircraft's speed and direction to achieve a successful landing.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing on runway 17R at SCEL Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport was a successful operation, with the aircraft touching down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold and maintaining control during the rollout phase.
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