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Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 5.4 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 9.2 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
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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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,622 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 420 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As it reached the runway, the aircraft started its departure roll on runway 23L, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 156 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,572 meters was 47% of the runway length, and the aircraft lifted off with a headwind of 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of Taoyuan Air Base, ascending from 1,052 feet to 35,979 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise that lasted 34 minutes and covered 243 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent 35 miles south of Jiazi, China. The descent from 36,015 feet to 16,034 feet took 11 minutes and covered 66 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to descend and level cruise multiple times before finally beginning its final approach to runway 25C at Hong Kong International Airport.
The final approach was initiated from the east, with the aircraft heading 251.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,344 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the touchdown point 307 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 129 knots and touchdown rate of -160 feet per minute were both within acceptable limits. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 482 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 2,412 kilograms of fuel, resulting in a fuel efficiency of -2,412 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 25C at VHHH Hong Kong International Airport from the east was conducted with a heading of 251.0° at 4 nm and 1,344 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 75 ft above ground level, which was well above the target. The threshold speed of 132 kt was good, indicating a well-executed approach.
The aircraft touched down 307 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 129 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -160 fpm was also good, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 20 °C and a wind of 3 kt at 229°, contributed to a minimal crosswind and a moderate headwind of 3 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,403 m was 41% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.0 m from the centreline. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 85.0%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance were sufficient to ensure a safe and controlled landing.
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