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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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,617 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 724 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Just Flight RJ100 British Airways model, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGKK London Gatwick Airport. This process took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 26L, with a takeoff distance of 1,322 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 300 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Charlwood in Surrey, England, where the aircraft ascended from 1,205 feet above sea level to 25,574 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,369 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 62 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles east of Lechlade in Gloucestershire, England, and lasted for 49 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 25,621 feet above sea level to 29,060 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,439 feet in 4 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The level cruise started 1 mile north of Frampton on Severn in Gloucestershire, England, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 26 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began a descent from 29,030 feet above sea level to 25,373 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,657 feet in 4 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The level cruise started 4 miles west of Llanwrtyd Wells in Sir Powys, Wales, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 45 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, this time from 25,276 feet above sea level to 2,496 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,780 feet in 11 minutes, covering 60 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 14 miles east of Howth in Leinster, Ireland, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began a final descent from 2,331 feet above sea level to 1,463 feet above sea level, a decrease of 867 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28L at EIDW Dublin Airport was from the east, heading 275.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,241 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 28L was successful, with a touchdown point 305 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 119 knots, which was good, but the touchdown rate was fair at -263 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 23.3 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 4°C temperature and a wind speed of 14 knots at 188 degrees. The crosswind was 14 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,286 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.2 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 272 nautical miles, taking 67 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,115 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft, a British Airways RJ100, successfully landed at Dublin Airport's runway 28L. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 275.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,241 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,617 meters.
The landing performance was evaluated, and it was noted that the threshold height at 64 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed of 128 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was descending at a suitable rate to ensure a safe landing.
The touchdown point was located 305 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing position. The touchdown speed of 119 knots was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and touchdown. The touchdown rate of -263 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down adequately after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 23.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from 188°. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,286 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, the landing performance of the British Airways RJ100 was satisfactory, with some areas for improvement. The aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and touchdown, but the touchdown position and rollout alignment were not ideal.
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