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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,135 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 488 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). This process took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 30R, with the aircraft taking off after covering 53% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,291 meters, and the liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of -4°C temperature and a 5-knot headwind at 320°. The crosswind component was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KMSP, with the aircraft ascending from 1,836 feet above sea level to 37,162 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,326 feet in 15 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 194 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles northwest of Fountain Prairie Airport (6WN6) in Columbus, Wisconsin. This phase of the flight lasted 36 minutes and covered 586 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 4 miles northwest of Ringtown, Pennsylvania. The descent took place from 36,938 feet above sea level to 2,988 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,950 feet in 22 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 116 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 1 mile northwest of Harrison, New York. This phase lasted only 4 minutes and covered 10 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) began from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 212.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 22, which was 2,135 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 137 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -348 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were 7°C temperature and a 3-knot headwind at 190°, with a 1-knot crosswind component.
The total landing distance was 1,154 meters, which was 54% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 917 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 91 minutes. The aircraft used 4,861 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LaGuardia Airport's runway 22, achieving a score of 96.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northeast, heading 212.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 137 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -348 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with a moderate amount of force.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. This is an essential aspect of a safe landing, as it helps to prevent the aircraft from veering off the runway or experiencing uneven braking.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 190°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were favorable for the landing, allowing the pilot to maintain a stable approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,154 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and avoided any deviations from the centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills throughout the approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and braking performance.
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