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Maintain the centreline
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,796 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 278 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo departed EKVG Vágar Airport on runway 12, applying a take-off roll of 915 m which represented 51 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 129 kt. Ambient conditions were 13 °C with a wind of 17 kt from 140°, providing a 16 kt head-wind component and a 7 kt cross-wind.
Climb commenced one mile south-east of the airport, with the aircraft accelerating from 1,134 ft asl to 3,901 ft asl, a gain of 2,767 ft over two minutes while covering eight nautical miles.
Descent began three miles south of Sorvagur, descending from 3,803 ft asl to 1,729 ft asl, a loss of 2,074 ft in two minutes and traversing seven nautical miles.
The first final approach to runway 12 at EKVG reduced altitude from 1,769 ft agl to 59 ft agl in 100 seconds, and the flight was recorded as having met the stabilisation-gate criteria.
A go-around was executed on runway 12 at an altitude of 29 ft agl, after which the aircraft re-entered the approach phase.
During the second final approach to runway 12, the aircraft descended from 1,596 ft agl to 54 ft agl in 115 seconds, again scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Landing was completed on runway 12, whose total length is 1,796 m. The threshold speed was 129 kt, touchdown occurred 277 m down the runway at 123 kt, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 67 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 3.4 m from the centreline. Weather at landing was 11 °C with a wind of 20 kt from 128°, giving a 20 kt head-wind and a 4 kt cross-wind. Total landing distance measured 781 m, representing 43 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was judged very good.
In total, the flight covered 43 nm, required 15 (units as provided) and consumed 23 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 12 at EKVG Vágar Airport was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,769 ft agl to 59 ft agl in 100 seconds and from 1,596 ft agl to 54 ft agl in 115 seconds, scoring on the stabilisation gates throughout.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold speed was good at 129 kt, the touchdown distance was good at 277 m and the touchdown speed was good at 123 kt. The touchdown rate was excellent at minus 67 fpm and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from the centreline.
At touchdown the aircraft maintained a speed of 123 kt, a vertical rate of minus 67 fpm and a ground roll of 277 m, resulting in a total landing distance of 781 m, which is 43 % of the 1,796 m runway. The touchdown point was slightly off centreline by 3.4 m but otherwise within the expected parameters.
The rollout proceeded with very good alignment on the remaining runway length. Local weather was 11 °C with wind 20 kt from 128°, including a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 20 kt head-wind component. Runway rollout alignment was very good and the aircraft stopped well within the available runway.
To tighten the remaining centreline offset, focus on maintaining precise lateral guidance during the flare to reduce the 3.4 m deviation. All other parameters were strong, reflected in the 96.1 % score.
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