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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 6.3 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 244 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.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,686 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,686 m of the 2,712 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 316 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, taking 10 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 07, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 163 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 32 °C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 219°.
As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile east of the airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,113 feet above sea level to 32,997 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,883 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 95 nautical miles. The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which started 5 miles south east of Iztapa, Guatemala, and lasted for 264 minutes, covering a distance of 1,800 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 8 miles east of Pine Valley Airport in California, United States, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 31,838 feet above sea level to 2,350 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,488 feet, in 28 minutes and covering a distance of 123 nautical miles. The descent was followed by a brief level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24R at Los Angeles International Airport took place from the east, with the aircraft heading at 263.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,345 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft went around at an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level, and again at 1,328 feet above ground level. Eventually, the aircraft landed safely on runway 24R, with a touchdown distance of 317 meters and a touchdown speed of 136 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -411 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.2 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13 °C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 330°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,602 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.4 meters from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 15 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 2,039 nautical miles, taking a total of 345 minutes, and the aircraft used 13,412 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 24R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport, achieving a score of 90.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 263.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,345 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 138 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -411 feet per minute (fpm) was indeed hard, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force.
The aircraft landed on the runway with a touchdown distance of 317 meters, which was within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.2 meters from the centerline, which may have affected the aircraft's rollout alignment.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions were favorable for landing, and the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,602 meters was 59% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the slight misalignment during touchdown.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing on runway 24R at KLAX was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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