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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
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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 3,290 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 338 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 03 at PSP1 Bohol-Panglao, with a takeoff distance of 1,387 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 1 degree.
As the aircraft climbed, it started to ascend from an altitude of 1,079 feet above sea level to 11,346 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,268 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. This enroute climb began approximately 1 mile northeast of PSP1 Bohol-Panglao Tawala, located in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles northwest of Loon, also in the Central Visayas region. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 7 miles northwest of Tibigan, and involved a decrease in altitude from 11,441 feet above sea level to 1,320 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,121 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22 at RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 225.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 22 was successful, with a runway length of 3,290 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 133 knots.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -427 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 320 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, and there was a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,415 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 57 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 30 minutes. The aircraft used 1,094 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport, with a score of 94.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 133 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the recommended value at 130 knots, which may have contributed to a hard touchdown rate of -427 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 339 meters was within the acceptable range. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.6 meters, which may have been due to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's response to crosswind.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 320°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance of 1,415 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.7 meters. This may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase, possibly due to the crosswind or the aircraft's response to the touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed, touchdown rate, and rollout alignment. However, the pilot's overall performance was satisfactory, and the aircraft landed safely within the acceptable parameters.
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