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Monitor your taxi speed
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,594 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,594 m of the 3,671 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 464 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 17 at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,100 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 119 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KMSP and reaching an altitude of 34,978 feet above sea level (asl) after climbing 33,100 feet in 12 minutes and covering 157 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southeast of La Porte City, Iowa. This phase lasted for 26 minutes and covered a distance of 861 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 7 miles southwest of Cuyler Field in Glen St Mary, Florida. The descent from 35,134 feet asl to 5,127 feet asl took 18 minutes and covered 123 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Hunters Creek, Florida, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. The final descent phase began 1 mile north of Bartram Farms Air Park in Elkton, Florida, and resulted in a decrease of 3,606 feet in 4 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36L at the Orlando International Airport (KMCO) was made from the south, with a heading of 359.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,289 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 52 meters beyond the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown speed of 138 knots was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -349 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 70 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,517 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,174 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 81 minutes. The aircraft used 7,164 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KMCO Orlando International Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 36L, which has a length of 3,671 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 143 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown point was 52 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may be considered slightly off-center. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was a bit faster than ideal, but the touchdown rate of -349 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 70°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,517 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal path. Overall, the landing was executed with good control, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway.
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