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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 3.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 252 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 345 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,744 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 528 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at San Diego International Airport (KSAN). This process took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 27, with the aircraft taking off after covering 67% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,410 meters, and the liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind of 3 knots at 296 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of KSAN and continued for 18 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,182 feet above sea level to 36,729 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 3 miles west of San Fernando, California. This phase of the flight lasted for 107 minutes and covered a distance of 731 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 7 miles east of Walters Arv Ultralightport Kelso (WN80), and continued to descend from 36,279 feet above sea level to 4,983 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles in 23 minutes.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 4 miles southwest of Clinton, Washington, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The descent phase began overhead Langley, and the aircraft descended from 4,978 feet above sea level to 3,063 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles in 3 minutes.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 1 mile north of Weallup Lake, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The descent phase began overhead Tulalip, and the aircraft descended from 3,003 feet above sea level to 1,801 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles in 2 minutes.
The final approach to runway 16R at Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 179.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,227 feet above ground level. The landing took place on the runway, which was 2,744 meters long, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was well above the target at 139 knots.
The touchdown point was 112 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -348 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 14°C temperature.
The total landing distance was 1,433 meters, which was 52% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 985 nautical miles, took 167 minutes, and used 5,845 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport, achieving a score of 95.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,227 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 16R, which has a length of 2,744 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was above the target speed of 139 knots. The touchdown point was located 112 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate was firm at -348 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.3 meters, which may have contributed to the deviation from the intended touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C.
The total landing distance of 1,433 meters was 52% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The aircraft's score of 95.5% reflects these minor issues, but the landing was still considered safe and effective.
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