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Slow down before tight turns
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,095 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 258 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 16R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,759 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 170 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of KSLC, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of the airport. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 106 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 5,245 feet above sea level to 35,960 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 6 miles south of East Carbon City, Utah, and lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 629 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 6 miles west of Electra, Texas, and took 20 minutes to descend from an altitude of 37,039 feet to 1,841 feet. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 125 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 36L at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 36L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 259 meters, which was 29% of the runway length. The threshold speed was good at 132 knots, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 10 degrees.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 871 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 74 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,170 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed on runway 36L at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, achieving a high score of 99.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, maintaining a heading of 0.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's control and navigation skills were evident in the final approach, as the aircraft maintained a precise alignment with the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 130 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed of 132 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 259 meters was well within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the pilot could have made some adjustments to achieve a more optimal rate.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 10°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve control during the landing. The runway length of 4,095 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,181 meters, which accounted for only 29% of the available runway.
The pilot's skills were further demonstrated in the post-landing phase, as the aircraft maintained a very good rollout alignment with the runway. This indicates that the pilot was able to smoothly transition from the landing phase to the rollout phase, ensuring a safe and controlled stop at the end of the runway. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating excellent control and navigation skills in a variety of challenging conditions.
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