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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 7.5 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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,831 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,831 m of the 3,351 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 292 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 28L at the Monterey Peninsula Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,117 meters, which was 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 141 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started at an altitude of 1,068 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 38,130 feet, an increase of 37,062 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 102 nautical miles. The climb began 1 mile southwest of Seaside, California, and continued until it reached the enroute level cruise altitude.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles northwest of the Blackwell Land Company Airport in Lost Hills, California, and lasted for 63 minutes, covering a distance of 501 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles northeast of the San Manuel Airport in Arizona, and descended from 38,324 feet to 9,033 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 44 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 5 miles west of the Pimaco Two Airport in Arizona, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The descent started 6 miles southeast of the Corona de Tucson Airport in Arizona, and the aircraft descended from 8,435 feet to 4,126 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 29R at the Tucson International Airport was from the southeast, with a heading of 313.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,534 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which was 3,351 meters long, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was well above the target at 147 knots, and the touchdown distance was good at 293 meters. The touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was fast, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -608 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, and the local weather conditions were a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 15 knots at 306 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 15 knots. The total landing distance was 1,754 meters, which was 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 5 minutes and covering less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 675 nautical miles, taking 118 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,559 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at KTUS Tucson International Airport, achieving a score of 93.1%. The final approach to runway 29R was initiated from the southeast, heading 313.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,534 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold height that was considered good. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, reaching 147 knots. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 293 meters, but the touchdown speed of 138 knots was slightly faster than expected. The touchdown rate was also heavy, at -608 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a steeper descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, deviating by 4.2 meters. This may have been due to the aircraft's alignment during the final approach or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly off-center. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were hot, with a temperature of 39°C, and a moderate headwind of 15 knots from a direction of 306°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,754 meters was 52% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop quickly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align it with the centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and touchdown rate, and improving the alignment of the aircraft during the final approach.
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