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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
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.
Side view — the last 1,317 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,317 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 224 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, a process that took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 17R at SBSP Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. The takeoff distance was 52 meters, which is just 3% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 154 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at 150 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southeast of SBSP Congonhas Airport. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 61 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 3,677 feet above sea level to 25,959 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,282 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 5 miles west of Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its first descent, which started 2 miles south of SDUB Ubatuba Gastão Madeira State Airport in Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 25,959 feet above sea level to 25,159 feet above sea level, a decrease of 800 feet. The enroute level cruise then began again 12 miles east of Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its second descent, which started 17 miles southeast of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The descent took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 75 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 24,847 feet above sea level to 239 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,609 feet. The final approach to runway 20L at SBRJ Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began from the north, with the aircraft heading 175.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 217 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 20L was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 125 knots and a touchdown distance of 223 meters. The touchdown rate was fair at -294 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions were the same as before, with a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at 150 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 777 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft then began taxiing to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 198 nautical miles, and the flight took 46 minutes, using 1,780 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 20L at SBRJ Santos Dumont Airport, achieving a high score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 175.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 217 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 131 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 223 meters, which is within the expected range. The touchdown speed of 125 knots was also good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and managed the descent effectively. However, the touchdown rate of -294 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have managed the descent more smoothly.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from 150°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 6 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance of 777 meters was 59% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had managed to land the aircraft safely and efficiently.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and had aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the high score achieved.
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