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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 8.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 1,590 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,590 m of the 3,351 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 286 m 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,030 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 257 degrees. The crosswind and headwind were both 2 knots, resulting in a negligible impact on the flight. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of San Luis Obispo, California, and the aircraft climbed from 1,159 feet above sea level to 38,047 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,888 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 81 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles west of Paradise Lakes Airport in Bakersfield, California, and lasted for 43 minutes, covering 315 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile east of Mauldin Airstrip in Tonopah, Arizona, and descended from 38,373 feet above sea level to 3,860 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,513 feet, in 23 minutes and covering 127 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 11L at KTUS Tucson International Airport was made from the northwest, heading 135.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,271 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 11L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 286 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 122 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -906 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,507 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 530 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 94 minutes. The aircraft used 3,318 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at KTUS Tucson International Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.1%. The final approach to runway 11L was initiated from the northwest, heading 135.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 122 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown distance of 286 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating precise control and navigation skills from the pilots.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 39°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 190°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 6 knots, which the pilots effectively managed during the landing process.
One area for improvement noted in the report was the touchdown rate, which was very heavy at -906 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly steeper descent angle than desired, potentially due to the pilots' attempt to compensate for the crosswind or headwind conditions.
Despite this minor issue, the overall performance of the aircraft during the landing was satisfactory. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. The total landing distance of 1,507 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway length, was also within acceptable limits.
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