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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 3,219 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 391 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, taking 9 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. Departure roll occurred on runway 17, with the aircraft taking off after covering 59% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,444 meters, and the liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 7°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots blowing from a direction of 170°. This resulted in a headwind of 5 knots, with no crosswind. As the aircraft climbed, it began to ascend from an altitude of 1,859 feet above sea level to 33,832 feet, an increase of 31,973 feet in just 15 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 131 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southeast of Edgerton, Minnesota. This phase lasted for 40 minutes and covered a distance of 882 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 5 miles southeast of LeChee Airport in Arizona. The descent from 33,220 feet to 5,018 feet took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Litchfield Park, Arizona, which lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Tolleson, Arizona. The descent from 5,013 feet to 2,399 feet took just 3 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 90° at an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 135 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed of 141 knots. The touchdown distance was 391 meters, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots blowing from a direction of 300°. This resulted in a tailwind of 12 knots and a crosswind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,314 meters, which was 41% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 1,135 nautical miles, taking 89 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 8,541 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) with a score of 99.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 08, which has a length of 3,219 meters.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it touched down on the runway. The threshold speed of 141 knots was also within the acceptable range, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control and was on track for a smooth landing. The touchdown distance of 391 meters was also good, indicating that the pilot had managed to slow the aircraft down effectively.
However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed to ensure a smooth touchdown. The touchdown rate of -119 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating that the aircraft had landed with minimal impact.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the crosswind or tailwind conditions. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C, a wind speed of 14 knots at 300°, with a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 12 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,314 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and had brought it to a stop safely.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the pilot executing a smooth and controlled touchdown. However, there were some minor deviations from the desired parameters, such as the slightly fast touchdown speed and the misaligned runway touchdown position.
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