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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 6.1 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 226 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 354 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 2,115 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,115 m of the 3,100 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 684 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (CYUL). This process took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 06L, with the aircraft taking off after covering 55% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,829 meters, and the liftoff speed was 171 knots.
As the aircraft climbed into the air, it encountered local weather conditions of -4°C and a wind speed of 18 knots at 39 degrees. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 18 knots. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile northeast of CYUL, with the aircraft ascending from 1,691 feet above sea level to 34,011 feet above sea level. This climb covered a distance of 91 nautical miles and took 21 minutes, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 32,320 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles east of Newcomb, New York, and lasted for 235 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 1,459 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 17 miles northeast of Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic, and took 22 minutes to complete. The aircraft descended from 33,996 feet above sea level to 1,330 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at Punta Cana International Airport (MDPC) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 74.0 degrees and being 4 nautical miles away from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 28°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind was 11 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The aircraft landed on runway 08, which had a length of 3,100 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 133 knots.
The touchdown point was 260 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 122 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -241 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.2 meters. The total landing distance was 2,026 meters, which was 65% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 7 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,675 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 291 minutes. The aircraft used 11,935 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at MDPC Punta Cana International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.7%. The final approach to runway 08 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 74.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a threshold speed of 133 knots, which is considered good.
However, the threshold height at 75 feet agl was above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. Despite this, the touchdown point was 260 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The touchdown rate of -241 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more gradual descent. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 140°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, and the aircraft's rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled transition from the landing phase to the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach path and touchdown zone, which may be addressed in future training or operations to improve the aircraft's performance.
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