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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 1.2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 0.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 339 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,596 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 186 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 03L at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,787 meters, which accounted for 69% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 350 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The climb took 23 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,866 feet above sea level to 36,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,134 feet. The distance covered during this period was 128 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southwest of New Haven, Indiana. This phase lasted for 153 minutes and covered a distance of 916 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles southeast of Hutto, Texas. The descent took 18 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,020 feet above sea level to 1,991 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,029 feet. The distance covered during this period was 93 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southeast of KSKF Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio, Texas. This phase lasted for only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 04 at KSAT San Antonio International Airport, approaching from the southwest at a heading of 41.0 degrees. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 77 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The landing on runway 04 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 188 meters, which was 33% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -351 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.4 meters from the centerline. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 18.3 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,153 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 214 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,578 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at San Antonio International Airport (KSAT) with a score of 90.3%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 41.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,208 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 04, which has a length of 2,596 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 138 knots, indicating a good approach configuration. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 188 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly higher than the desired speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -351 feet per minute (fpm).
One notable issue during the landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 18.4 meters off the centerline. This misalignment was also observed during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was 18.3 meters off the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 77°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 847 meters, which accounted for approximately 33% of the runway length. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some minor issues related to touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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