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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 6.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 239 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,380 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 114 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 17, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 157 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14 °C, with a wind speed of 11 knots blowing from a direction of 110 °. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started approximately 1 mile south of the airport. The climb took place from an initial altitude of 1,850 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 35,697 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,847 feet in 14 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 145 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which began approximately 2 miles northwest of Waterloo, Iowa. This phase of the flight lasted for 42 minutes and covered a distance of 1,047 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started approximately 8 miles northeast of Warm Mineral Springs, Florida. The descent took place from an initial altitude of 36,432 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 1,288 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,144 feet in 15 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 123 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 10L at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 90.0 ° at an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The landing took place on runway 10L, which had a length of 2,380 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 143 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 114 meters, but the touchdown speed of 142 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -492 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 °C, with a wind speed of 12 knots blowing from a direction of 60 °. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 1 minute to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,323 nautical miles, taking a total of 83 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 8,482 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 10L at KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport, achieving a score of 91.3%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 142 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed of 143 knots. The touchdown distance of 114 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -492 feet per minute (fpm) was classified as hard, suggesting a relatively steep descent.
The runway touchdown position was found to be misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 29°C, a wind speed of 12 knots at 60°, resulting in a 6-knot crosswind and a 10-knot headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,162 meters was 49% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also found to be slightly misaligned by 12.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that caused the initial touchdown position to be off-center.
Overall, while the landing was considered successful, there were some areas for improvement, including the hard touchdown rate and the misaligned touchdown and rollout positions. These issues may be addressed through further training or adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing procedures.
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