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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,978 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 364 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, taking 8 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 26L, with a takeoff distance of 1,575 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 152 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 26°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 310°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead College Park, Georgia, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,054 feet above sea level to 37,168 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,114 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 151 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Mayo, South Carolina, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 341 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 37,034 feet above sea level to 1,193 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,841 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 152 nautical miles. The descent started 2 miles south of Selby-on-the-Bay, Maryland.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Port Richmond, New York, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 29 at Newark Liberty International Airport was made from the east, heading 275.0° at 1 nautical mile and 279 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 29 took place at a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 342°. The crosswind was 9 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots, but the touchdown distance was good at 364 meters. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,010 meters, which was 51% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.8 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 655 nautical miles, taking 72 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,339 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) on runway 29, achieving a score of 93.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 275.0° at 1 nautical mile and 279 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 137 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -394 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 364 meters was considered good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots from 342°. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft's landing distance of 1,010 meters was 51% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.8 meters from the centerline. These minor deviations from the centerline may have been due to the crosswind and headwind conditions, which can affect the aircraft's directional control during landing.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing at KEWR was considered successful, with the pilot achieving a good threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown distance. However, there were some minor deviations from the desired touchdown speed and runway alignment, which may be addressed in future training or operations.
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