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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 760 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 9.1 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 7.4 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 1,000 ft gate: gear still up, sink rate 2,820 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and speed 66 kt FAST on the reference speed of 143 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 38 kt FAST on the reference speed of 143 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 3,013 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 163 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from SBGR André Franco Montoro International Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing phase that lasted 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nm. As the aircraft reached the runway, it initiated its departure roll on runway 10L, utilizing 1,859 meters, or 52% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 174 kt. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 23 °C, with a wind speed of 8 kt at 60°, resulting in a 2 kt crosswind and a 7 kt headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 2 miles east of SBGR, ascending from 3,506 ft to 36,552 ft in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 167 nm. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise that started 6 miles northeast of SSOL Padre Israel Airport, lasting 114 minutes and covering 872 nm. The aircraft then initiated its enroute descent 4 miles east of Capela, descending from 36,797 ft to 1,836 ft in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nm. The final approach to runway 18 at SBRF Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport was conducted from the north, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 128 kt and a touchdown distance of 165 m, utilizing 31% of the runway's length.
The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown speed, with a touchdown rate of -176 fpm. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 m from the centreline, the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 938 m, and the taxiing phase to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 1,162 nm, with a total flight time of 168 minutes and a fuel consumption of 6,659 kg.
The aircraft touched down on runway 18 at SBRF Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 131 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 165 m was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed of 128 kt was consistent with the desired touchdown speed, and the rate of descent of -176 fpm was within the acceptable limits. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a minor control issue during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28 °C and a headwind of 15 kt, were not particularly challenging.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by very good alignment, with the aircraft remaining on course throughout the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 938 m, which accounted for 31% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was considered to be of high quality, with a score of 97.6% reflecting the pilot's skill and attention to detail during the approach and touchdown phases.
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