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Slow down before tight turns
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,704 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 493 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 08 at VTSS Hat Yai International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,566 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 27°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 289°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of VTSS Hat Yai International Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,087 feet above sea level to 37,208 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,122 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 203 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 41 miles northeast of Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering 139 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 19 miles east of Cha-am, Thailand, where it descended from 37,570 feet above sea level to 2,873 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,698 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles southeast of Bang Pa-in, Thailand, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 3 miles northeast of Khlong Luang, Thailand, where it descended from 2,707 feet above sea level to 1,306 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,401 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 21R at VTBD Don Mueang International Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 209.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,287 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 21R, which had a length of 3,704 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots.
The touchdown point was 79 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -146 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were 28°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,159 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 459 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 79 minutes. The aircraft used 254 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 21R at VTBD Don Mueang International Airport, achieving a score of 99.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 209.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 139 knots, which was within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired at 132 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -146 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots from 180°, resulting in a minimal crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,159 meters was 31% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, allowing the aircraft to come to a stop without any issues. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft's performance was impressive.
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