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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 182 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 3,662 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 491 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 24L at KLAX, Los Angeles International Airport in 8 minutes while covering 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24L the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 1,825 m, representing 60 % of the runway, and lifted off at 173 kt. Ambient conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 14 kt from 250°, including a 3 kt cross-wind and a 14 kt head-wind component.
The initial climb commenced 1 nm west of KLAX, climbing from 1,034 ft asl to 36,414 ft asl - an altitude gain of 35,379 ft - in 27 minutes while traversing 187 nm.
Level cruise began 9 nm south of the 72CL Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Airport and continued for 220 minutes, covering 1,731 nm.
A descent started 2 nm southwest of the 81FL Cox's Hammock Airport, descending from 36,523 ft asl to 31,734 ft asl - a loss of 4,789 ft - in 2 minutes and over 13 nm.
The aircraft then entered a climb 2 nm northeast of Citra, gaining 1,135 ft from 31,234 ft asl to 32,369 ft asl in 2 minutes while covering 13 nm.
A short cruise segment followed 2 nm east of Silver Springs, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 12 nm.
Descent resumed 2 nm northeast of the 24FA Lake Weir Seaplane Base, dropping from 32,364 ft asl to 16,659 ft asl - a decrease of 15,705 ft - in 8 minutes across 49 nm.
The next cruise phase originated 3 nm south of the FA38 Woods and Lakes Airpark, lasting 3 minutes and covering 21 nm.
A further descent began 1 nm east of X55 Mid Florida at Eustis Airport, descending from 16,648 ft asl to 911 ft asl - a loss of 15,738 ft - in 12 minutes while traveling 53 nm.
Climbing again 1 nm southeast of KMCO Orlando International Airport, the aircraft rose from 965 ft asl to 4,097 ft asl, an increase of 3,132 ft, in 2 minutes over 5 nm.
A brief cruise followed 1 nm northeast of Lake Hart, lasting 3 minutes and covering 13 nm.
Descent commenced 5 nm northeast of the 57FA Lake X Airport, dropping from 4,098 ft asl to 1,915 ft asl - a reduction of 2,183 ft - in 3 minutes across 11 nm.
The final cruise segment started 7 nm east of the same Lake X Airport, lasting 10 minutes and covering 35 nm.
The aircraft entered final approach to runway 36L at KMCO Orlando International Airport from the south, on a heading of 359.0° at 4 nm and 1,243 ft agl.
Landing on runway 36L was achieved with a runway length of 3,662 m; the threshold speed was 136 kt, and touchdown occurred 71 m beyond the touchdown zone at 129 kt with a smooth rate of -132 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 27 °C, wind 4 kt from 230°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 3 kt tail-wind. The total landing distance was 1,220 m, representing 33 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Taxi-in to the parking area from the runway required 11 minutes and covered 3 nm.
In total the flight covered 2,152 nm, lasted 312 minutes, and consumed 13,334 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) on runway 26R, achieving a high score of 95.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 125 knots, which was within the target range. The touchdown point was 1,078 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, but this was still considered acceptable given the runway's length of 8,984 feet. The aircraft's descent rate at touchdown was also good, at -155 feet per minute (fpm).
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 52°F and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 330°. This resulted in a minimal crosswind component of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot, which did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The aircraft's performance during the landing was impressive, with a perfect runway touchdown alignment and a rollout alignment that was also spot on. The total landing distance of 5,434 feet was 60% of the runway's length, indicating a safe and controlled descent.
Overall, the landing of the Airbus A321 at KATL was a textbook example of a well-executed approach and landing, with the aircraft performing admirably in a variety of conditions. The high score achieved by the aircraft is a testament to the skill and expertise of the pilots involved.
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