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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: 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 5,085 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,085 ft of the 9,435 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 778 ft 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 6,436 feet, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 29 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,033 feet above sea level to 34,952 feet, an increase of 33,919 feet. The distance covered during this period was 192 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 23 miles southwest of Norman Cay in the Bahamas. This cruise phase lasted for 81 minutes and covered a distance of 613 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 90 miles south of Sabana Grande de Palenque in the Dominican Republic. The descent took 7 minutes, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 35,125 feet to 30,752 feet, a decrease of 4,374 feet. The distance covered during this period was 50 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started at a specific latitude and longitude. This cruise phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 51 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, which started at a specific latitude and longitude. The descent took 39 minutes, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 30,081 feet to 2,540 feet, a decrease of 27,541 feet. The distance covered during this period was 184 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 8 miles southwest of Dorp Rincon in Bonaire. This cruise phase lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10 at Flamingo International Airport (TNCB), which was located to the west. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level and was 4 nautical miles away from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 10 at TNCB, which had a length of 9,435 feet. The touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown distance was 772 feet, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -655 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions were a temperature of 81°F and a wind speed of 6 knots at 80°.
The total landing distance was 4,818 feet, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 58 feet from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,106 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 187 minutes. The aircraft used 18,879 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at TNCB Flamingo International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 92.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 10, which has a length of 9,435 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 135 knots was also satisfactory, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a safe speed during the final approach. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a heavy touchdown rate of -655 feet per minute (fpm).
The touchdown distance of 772 feet was within acceptable limits, but the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a headwind of 6 knots at 80°.
The total landing distance of 4,818 feet was 51% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 58 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the centreline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and alignment during the final approach and rollout phases.
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