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Slow down before tight turns
The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,609 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,609 m of the 3,026 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 800 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, a movement that required six minutes and covered approximately one nautical mile.
During the departure roll on runway 02, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 169 kt, using 1,923 m of runway which represented 52 % of the available length. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 34 °C, wind from 339° at 5 kt, with a 3 kt headwind component and a 3 kt cross-wind component.
The initial climb commenced over Camarate, lifting the airplane from 1,142 ft asl to 33,681 ft asl - a gain of 32,539 ft - in 32 minutes while covering 232 nm.
Cruise began two miles southeast of Benegiles, where the flight level was maintained for 87 minutes, during which 700 nm were traversed.
A secondary climb segment started over Tintigny, raising the aircraft from 34,030 ft asl to 34,672 ft asl, an increase of 642 ft achieved in two minutes and covering 13 nm.
The next cruise phase originated over Redange-sur-Attert, lasting 65 minutes and encompassing a distance of 518 nm.
Descent was initiated one mile east of Klodawa, with the airplane descending from 34,389 ft asl to 1,674 ft asl - a loss of 32,715 ft - in 19 minutes while traveling 107 nm.
For the final approach to runway 33 at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport, the aircraft approached from the southeast on a heading of 331.0°, intercepting the glide path at four nautical miles out and 1,306 ft agl.
Landing on runway 33, which is 3,026 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 58 ft agl slightly above target and a threshold speed of 143 kt. The touchdown point was 388 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, the speed at touchdown was 134 kt, and the vertical speed was a smooth minus 140 fpm. Runway alignment at touchdown was perfect; local weather reported a temperature of 21 °C, wind from 320° at 4 kt, a 3 kt headwind component and a 1 kt cross-wind component.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,533 m, representing 51 % of the runway, and alignment remained perfect throughout the deceleration phase.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in two minutes, covering less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 1,579 nm, required 215 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 11,244 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 entered the final approach to runway 33 at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport from the south-east on a heading of 331.0° at 4 nm and 1,306 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft was slightly high, with the threshold height measured at 58 ft agl, a small excess over the target. The threshold speed was recorded as 143 kt and judged good.
Touchdown occurred 388 m beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 134 kt, described as good, and the vertical rate was smooth at minus 140 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,533 m, representing 51 % of the 3,026 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
With a final score of 91.8 % the landing was strong overall; refining the approach to keep the aircraft closer to the target threshold height and reducing the touchdown point distance will tighten performance margins.
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