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Maintain the centreline
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.
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 3,501 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 337 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 LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09R, with a takeoff distance of 1,214 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots blowing from a direction of 140°. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport, and continued to an altitude of 16,436 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,054 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Saint-Fiacre, a town in the Ile-de-France region of France. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 52 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Dadonville, a town in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The descent took 14 minutes, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 17,008 feet to 1,791 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 21 at LFLX Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 213.0°, at an altitude of 1,254 feet above ground level, and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 21, which had a length of 3,501 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -596 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centerline by 17.9 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot blowing from a direction of 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,067 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centerline by 23.4 meters. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 153 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 37 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -17 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at LFLX Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport, with a final approach score of 84.9%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 213.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,254 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed on runway 21, which has a length of 3,501 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots. However, the touchdown speed was slightly higher than ideal at 135 knots, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -596 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of deceleration, which can be stressful on the aircraft and its occupants.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centreline by 17.9 meters, which may have been due to a combination of factors including wind, pilot error, or a navigation issue. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This suggests that wind was not a significant factor in the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,067 meters, which is approximately 30% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to decelerate quickly after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centreline by 23.4 meters, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position error.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, including a slightly fast touchdown speed and a hard touchdown rate. Additionally, the significant misalignment of the touchdown position and runway rollout alignment from the centreline may have been due to pilot error or a navigation issue.
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