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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 43 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,982 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,077 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, where the aircraft, an Airbus A320, took 18 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. Departure roll occurred on runway 07L, and the takeoff distance was 5,988 feet, which was 57% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20°F and a wind speed of 0 knots at 46°. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southeast of Lake Hood Anchorage, and climbed from an altitude of 1,146 feet above sea level to 36,683 feet, an increase of 35,537 feet, in 25 minutes and covering a distance of 169 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 35 miles southeast of Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport in Cordova, Alaska. This phase of the flight lasted for 138 minutes and covered a distance of 1,145 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 6 miles northwest of Warren, Oregon, and descended from an altitude of 37,017 feet to 1,862 feet, a decrease of 35,154 feet, in 33 minutes and covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28L at Portland International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 278.0°, at an altitude of 1,826 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. However, a go-around was initiated at an altitude of 1,377 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 28L, which had a length of 10,982 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 58°F and a wind speed of 6 knots at 215°.
The touchdown distance was 1,082 feet, and the touchdown speed was 132 knots, both of which were considered good. The touchdown rate was also good at -190 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centerline. The total landing distance was 3,201 feet, which was 29% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The flight then ended with taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 18 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,354 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 230 minutes. The aircraft used 16,788 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 28L at KPDX Portland International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 278.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,826 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 136 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 1,082 feet was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -190 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft being 23 feet off-centerline. This may be attributed to the crosswind, which was 6 knots from the left, and the headwind, which was 1 knot. Despite this, the pilot maintained good control over the aircraft, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 58°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 215°. The aircraft's total landing distance of 3,201 feet was 29% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and control over the aircraft.
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