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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,997 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,908 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 04R at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,160 feet, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°F temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 350°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts, where the aircraft ascended from 962 feet above sea level to 34,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,047 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile northwest of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and lasted for 158 minutes, covering a distance of 885 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent overhead FL80 Lee Farms Airport Lowell, Florida, where it descended from 34,036 feet above sea level to 8,729 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,307 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile southwest of 4FL8 Schwartz Farms Inc Airport Sarasota, Florida, and lasted for 47 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile southwest of the same airport, where it descended from 8,729 feet above sea level to 1,913 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,815 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final enroute level cruise started 6 miles southeast of 22FA Hidden River Airport Sarasota, Florida, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 32 at KSRQ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport from the southeast, heading 315.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,591 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 32 was successful, with a touchdown point 541 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots, while the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -257 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 54°F temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 348°, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,905 feet, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 46 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,119 nautical miles, taking 226 minutes, and the aircraft used 23,465 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KSRQ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, achieving a score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 315.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,591 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 32, which has a length of 6,997 feet.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 541 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking to slow down the aircraft. The touchdown rate of -257 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot managed to control the descent effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from 348°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 8 knots, which the pilot successfully managed during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The total landing distance of 3,905 feet was 56% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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