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Departure
Ease the back pressure on the yoke after rotation so the pitch change is smoother and g force stays lower.
What happened: During the initial climb the average g force reached 1.6 g, a high value for that phase.
Watch for: G meter: smooth, steady value in the normal climb band
Arrival
Add power earlier on final to hold VREF of 140 kt by the gates rather than let speed decay.
What happened: The approach was flown too slow through the stabilisation gates, crossing the threshold at 132 kt against a VREF of 140 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 140 kt from the first stabilisation gate onward.
See Arrival Approach
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 8 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 140 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,131 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 20C at Singapore Changi Airport in eight minutes, covering a distance of two nautical miles.
During the departure roll on runway 20C, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 170 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,804 m, which represented 45 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 32 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 130°, a cross-wind component of 4 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
Climb commenced one mile south-west of WSAC Changi Air Base (East) and the A321 rose from 943 ft asl to 36,152 ft asl, a gain of 35,209 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 140 nm.
Level cruise began 22 nm south-east of Pekan (Pahang, Malaysia) and persisted for 73 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 546 nm.
Descent was initiated 42 nm south-west of Laem Sing (Changwat Chanthaburi, Thailand); altitude decreased from 36,118 ft asl to 1,315 ft asl, a loss of 34,802 ft in 26 minutes over a distance of 150 nm.
The final approach to runway 19L at Suvarnabhumi Airport was flown from the north on a heading of 194.0° at four nautical miles and 1,295 ft agl.
Landing on runway 19L was executed with a threshold speed of 132 kt; touchdown occurred at 352 m down the runway at 128 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 318 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment; local weather reported a temperature of 29 °C, wind 5 kt from 240°, a cross-wind of 4 kt and a head-wind of 4 kt.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,085 m, representing 26 % of the 4,132 m runway, and the aircraft maintained perfect alignment throughout the rollout.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in four minutes, traveling one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 846 nm, required 131 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 5,069 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 executed a final approach to runway 19L at VTBS Suvarnabhumi Airport from the north, maintaining a heading of 194.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,295 ft agl. Local weather was 29 °C with wind 5 kt from 240 °, including a 4 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind.
At threshold the aircraft achieved a good threshold height and the threshold speed was good at 132 kt.
Touchdown occurred 352 m down the runway, a good distance, with a touchdown speed of 128 kt that was good and a firm touchdown rate of minus 318 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance measured 1,085 m, representing 26 % of the 4,132 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Maintain the precise alignment demonstrated while moderating the touchdown rate to avoid excessive firmness, and continue the tight speed control that produced the strong overall score of 99.0 %.
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