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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,034 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 453 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 LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 20, with a takeoff distance of 1,046 meters, which was 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 169 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 239°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb overhead Alvalade, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 82 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,264 feet above sea level to 29,799 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,535 feet. The enroute level cruise then started 3 miles east of Serta, a location in the Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 4 miles north of Penacova, a location in the Distrito de Coimbra, Portugal, and took 18 minutes to complete, covering a distance of 62 nautical miles. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 29,729 feet above sea level to 1,314 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,415 feet. The final approach to runway 17 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 169.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,116 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 17 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 139 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -68 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 119°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,313 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 187 nautical miles, and the flight used a total of -5,174 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, with a final approach from the north. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,116 feet above ground level (agl) and 4 nautical miles from the runway when it began its descent. The heading was 169.0 degrees, which is aligned with the runway 17 at the airport.
The landing was executed with a high degree of precision, with a score of 99.9%. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude when it crossed the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 144 knots was also within the acceptable range, suggesting that the pilots had maintained a steady and controlled approach.
The touchdown distance of 455 meters was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilots had managed to slow the aircraft down effectively before touching down on the runway. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance.
The touchdown rate of -68 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating that the pilots had managed to control the aircraft's descent and touchdown with precision. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilots' alignment with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from 119 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were relatively favorable for the landing, and the pilots were able to execute the landing with a high degree of precision.
The total landing distance of 1,313 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots had managed to control the aircraft's rollout and bring it to a stop safely and efficiently. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, and the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop within a relatively short distance.
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