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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,051 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,031 ft 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A300, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 5,203 feet, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 76°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 180°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from Miami, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Miami Springs, Florida. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 144 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 998 feet above sea level to 34,489 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,492 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 17 miles north west of Walkers Cay Airport in the Bahamas. This phase lasted for 91 minutes and covered a distance of 746 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Ocean City Municipal Airport in New Jersey. The descent took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 100 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 35,004 feet above sea level to 3,111 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,893 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 11 miles south east of the Long Island Static Carrier in New York. This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Lido Beach in New York, which lasted for 1 minute and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31R at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) was made from the south east, heading 301.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,385 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31R, which had a length of 8,051 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 139 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,032 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -271 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 30°F and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 60°, with a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,945 feet, which was 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 10 minutes to taxi to the parking from the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,021 nautical miles, taking 152 minutes, and the aircraft used 26,623 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A300 successfully landed on runway 31R at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, achieving a score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 301.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,385 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 30°F, with a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 60°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot maintained control of the aircraft and landed safely on the runway. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 139 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 132 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. However, the touchdown distance of 1,032 feet was good, and the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centreline. The pilot's ability to maintain control and align the aircraft with the runway was evident in the very good runway rollout alignment.
The total landing distance was 3,945 feet, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance, considering the runway length and the aircraft's size. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the final approach and landing.
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