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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 5,693 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,693 ft of the 8,405 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,638 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 31L at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK). The takeoff distance was 4,446 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 44°F and winds of 9 knots at 339°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southeast of Howard Beach, New York. The climb was from an altitude of 198 feet above sea level to 37,842 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,644 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
After the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 11 miles east of Sea Girt, New Jersey. This phase lasted for 108 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 734 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 70 miles east of Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip Cocoa Beach, Florida, and lasted for 43 minutes. The descent was from an altitude of 38,192 feet above sea level to 1,296 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,896 feet, covering a distance of 181 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at Miami International Airport (KMIA) was made from the northwest, with a heading of 119.0° at an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 12, which had a length of 8,405 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 120 knots.
The touchdown point was 256 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 114 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -177 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 73°F and winds of 4 knots at 109°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,411 feet, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 958 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 175 minutes. The aircraft used 10,373 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 12, achieving a high score of 99.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 119.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold height that was satisfactory.
However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 120 knots, indicating that the pilots may have been slightly aggressive in their approach. The touchdown point was 256 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 114 knots was a bit faster than the ideal speed, but the touchdown rate of -177 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 73°F and a gentle wind of 4 knots from 109°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind component was 3 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance of 5,411 feet was 64% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for a safe stop.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with good control and precision, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway.
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