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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 4.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,190 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 357 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 17R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,969 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 146 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,608 feet above sea level to 36,207 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,598 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles north of Sandy Ridge Farms Ashdown in Arkansas. This phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 762 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles south of Hannah Field Monterey in Virginia. The descent took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 124 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,938 feet above sea level to 185 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,752 feet.
The final approach to runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 175.0 degrees at an altitude of 161 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 19, which had a length of 2,190 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 358 meters, but the touchdown speed of 133 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -147 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 190 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 964 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,037 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes. The aircraft used 6,660 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19, achieving a score of 98.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 175.0° at an altitude of 161 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The pilot executed a smooth final approach, with a good threshold height and speed of 141 knots. The touchdown distance of 358 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than recommended, which may have resulted in a slightly longer landing distance.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft experienced a smooth rate of descent at -147 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.9 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle headwind of 7 knots from a direction of 190°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, which further contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 964 meters was 44% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to safely come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the pilot executing a smooth and controlled approach, touchdown, and rollout. The slight deviations in touchdown speed and alignment were minor and did not compromise the safety of the landing.
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