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Departure
Start bringing the nose up as the speed reaches 130 kt, not after it.
What happened: You started the rotation at 163 kt, 33 kt past the 130 kt rotation speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 130 kt at rotation
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Use small rudder inputs against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during rollout.
What happened: During the rollout the aircraft drifted 22 m off the centreline.
Watch for: Runway centreline marks: hold the aircraft tracking straight down the centreline through rollout
See Arrival Rollout
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 2,159 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,159 m of the 4,090 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 718 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321neo taxied from the parking area to runway 34C at OEJN King Abdulaziz International Airport in 10 minutes, covering 3 nm.
Take-off was performed on runway 34C with a take-off distance of 1,332 m (33 % of the runway). Rotation occurred at 163 kt. The local weather at departure was 38 °C, wind 3 kt from 269°, giving a 3 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 14 seconds, averaging 3,112 fpm and reaching 194 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 994 ft asl to 36,742 ft asl in 23 minutes, covering 160 nm, with brief level-offs at 6,000 ft asl and 13,000 ft asl, starting overhead OEJN.
The aircraft then level-flew at 37,100 ft asl for 92 minutes, covering 723 nm, beginning 44 mi south of OEPJ Pump Station 10.
Descent began from 37,121 ft asl to 1,344 ft asl in 25 minutes, covering 123 nm, starting 11 mi north-west of OMLW Liwa Airport, with a brief level-off at 6,000 ft asl.
Final approach to runway 31R at OMAA Zayed International Airport descended from 1,316 ft agl to 71 ft agl in 113 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed and wings level. Configuration was landing gear down at 1,769 ft agl, 151 kt; final flap position 9 at 1,800 ft agl, 148 kt.
Landing on runway 31R (runway length 4,090 m) had a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 124 kt. The flare was described as excellent; the aircraft floated before touchdown. Touchdown occurred 305 m beyond the touchdown zone at 125 kt, a little fast, with a firm rate of minus 379 fpm. The touchdown point was 3.1 m off the centreline. No bounce occurred.
Total landing distance was 2,081 m (51 % of the runway). Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 22.0 m from the centreline. Local weather at landing was 43 °C, wind 4 kt from 340°, giving a 2 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.
The aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 1,015 nm in 156 minutes and used 5,001 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321neo performed a stabilised approach to runway 31R at OMAA Zayed International Airport, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits as assessed at the 1,000 ft gate. The aircraft descended from 1,316 ft agl to 71 ft agl in 113 seconds while maintaining the prescribed parameters, and the local weather was 43 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 340°, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the speed was good at 124 kt and the aircraft crossed the threshold height correctly. Touchdown occurred 305 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 125 kt, noted as a little fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -343 fpm (minus 343 fpm).
The touchdown point was slightly off centreline by 3.1 m, and the aircraft required a total landing distance of 2,081 m, representing 51 % of the 4,090 m runway length.
During rollout the aircraft drifted further from the centreline, ending 22.0 m misaligned.
Minor refinements are advised: reduce touchdown speed slightly to better match VREF and aim to touch down nearer the designated zone to minimise post-touchdown drift, and maintain precise centreline tracking through flare to keep rollout alignment within tighter limits.
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