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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 25 ft 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,055 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,198 ft 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 32R at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (WMKK). The takeoff distance was 8,526 feet, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 182 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Kuala Lumpur, it encountered local weather conditions of 84°F temperature and a wind speed of 0 knots at 252°. The enroute climb started 2 miles north of the airport and reached an altitude of 30,852 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,784 feet in 32 minutes, covering a distance of 192 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles west of Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia, and lasted for 35 minutes, covering 274 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and level off at various points, including a climb from 30,810 feet to 32,281 feet in 3 minutes, covering 28 nautical miles, and a level cruise phase that started 3 miles southwest of Pontianak, Indonesia, and lasted for 118 minutes, covering 911 nautical miles.
The aircraft also experienced a brief climb phase from 32,918 feet to 34,915 feet in 3 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles, and a level cruise phase that started 63 miles north of WATL Gewayantana, Indonesia, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 55 miles north of Wunopito, Indonesia, and ended with a touchdown on runway 08 at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (WPDL).
The final approach to runway 08 was made from the west, heading 78.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,136 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,209 feet and a touchdown speed of 139 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -204 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 81°F temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 102°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The total landing distance was 3,805 feet, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking, which took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,592 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 233 minutes. The aircraft used 26,688 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at WPDL Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, achieving a score of 99.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 78.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,136 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 08, which has a length of 6,055 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 144 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 1,209 feet was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate of -204 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 102°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 3,805 feet was 63% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline after touchdown and during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and safety, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a short distance from the runway threshold.
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