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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 174 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 140 kt against a target of 174 kt, running 34 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 174 kt.
Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 199 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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 2,433 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 397 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Logan International Airport (KBOS) in Boston, Massachusetts, the Airbus A321 began its journey down runway 09, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 148 kt after a takeoff distance of 1,515 meters, which covered 71% of the runway. The aircraft encountered a local temperature of 33 °C and a wind of 10 kt at 100 °, resulting in a 4 kt crosswind and a 9 kt headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it passed overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts, and continued to ascend to 36,008 ft asl, an increase of 35,032 ft in 16 minutes, covering 162 nm. The enroute level cruise phase started 4 miles east of Edinburg, New York, and lasted 33 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 730 nm. Subsequently, the enroute descent phase began 1 mile southwest of Owen, Wisconsin, and the aircraft descended from 36,036 ft asl to 2,107 ft asl, a decrease of 33,929 ft in 15 minutes, covering 114 nm.
Upon approaching Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), the aircraft initiated its final approach to runway 30R from the southeast, heading 301.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,265 ft agl. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above target at 144 kt, and the touchdown distance was 401 meters, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed was 140 kt, and the touchdown rate was firm at -328 fpm. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. Following a taxiing time of 5 minutes and a distance of 1 nm, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 1,015 nm, which took 75 minutes and utilized 7,230 kg of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 30R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport with a firm touchdown rate of -328 fpm, slightly above the target rate. The touchdown speed of 140 kt was a little fast, but the aircraft maintained good control throughout the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline.
The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was slightly above the target at 144 kt. The touchdown distance of 401 m was within the acceptable range, and the aircraft utilized 57% of the runway length of 2,433 m for the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24 °C and winds of 12 kt at 259 °, presented a moderate headwind component of 9 kt, which was effectively managed by the pilot.
The rollout phase was smooth and controlled, with the aircraft maintaining perfect centerline alignment. The total landing distance of 1,390 m was well within the acceptable range, and the overall landing performance earned a score of 98.6%. The pilot's skill and experience were evident in the precise execution of the landing, and the aircraft's performance was consistent with its capabilities.
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