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The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,537 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,312 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 25 at KDEN Denver International Airport, a movement that lasted 15 minutes and covered 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 164 kt and became airborne after traveling 11,253 ft, representing 94 % of the runway length; ambient conditions were 98 °F with a wind of 14 kt from 297°, a 6 kt cross-wind component and a 12 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 3 mi west of KDEN, with the airplane ascending from 6,228 ft asl to 34,011 ft asl, a gain of 27,783 ft achieved in 28 minutes while covering 191 nm.
Level cruise began 14 mi north of 10CO Silkman Farms Inc. Airport Burlington and continued for 38 minutes, during which the flight traversed 524 nm.
Descent was initiated 6 mi north-west of El Portal, California, with the aircraft descending from 34,008 ft asl to 1,180 ft asl, a loss of 32,828 ft over 21 minutes and a distance of 119 nm.
The final approach to runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport was flown from the south-east, on a heading of 297.0° at 3 nm and 1,156 ft agl.
Landing on runway 28R was executed with a threshold speed of 147 kt; touchdown occurred at 1,302 ft from the threshold at 142 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 408 fpm, and the aircraft aligned perfectly with the runway centreline.
Rollout continued with a total landing distance of 3,947 ft, representing 34 % of the runway, and the runway-rollout alignment was judged very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 845 nm, took 100 minutes, and used -20,757 lb of fuel.
The Airbus A321 established the final approach to runway 28R at KSFO from the south-east, tracking a heading of 297.0° at 3 nm and 1,156 ft AGL. Local weather was 68 °F with wind 3 kt from 231°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt headwind. The approach was stabilized and the threshold height was good, with a threshold speed of 147 kt reported as good.
During the flare the aircraft maintained the good threshold height and the 147 kt threshold speed, keeping the aircraft on the intended glide path and preparing for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 1,302 ft down the runway at a speed of 142 kt, both described as good, while the touchdown rate was hard at minus 408 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 3,947 ft, representing 34 % of the 11,537 ft runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the landing, adjust flare timing to reduce the hard touchdown rate and aim for the standard aim point near 1,000 ft down the runway to preserve rollout margin.
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