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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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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 2,544 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 506 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 08 at the Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (LICC), located in Catania, Sicilia, Italy. The takeoff distance was 662 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 49 knots at a direction of 70 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 48 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the Catania-Fontanarossa Airport. The climb took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 28 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,024 feet above sea level to 16,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,986 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles south east of Sant'Alessio Siculo, Sicilia, Italy. This phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 66 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Monterosso Calabro, Calabria, Italy. The descent took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 15,554 feet above sea level to 1,290 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,264 feet.
The final approach to runway 10 at Lamezia Terme Airport (LICA) was made from the west, with a heading of 99.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 2,544 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 143 knots. The touchdown point was 83 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -232 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 31 knots at a direction of 80 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 30 knots. The total landing distance was 1,188 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 115 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 40 minutes. The aircraft used 2,078 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LICA Lamezia Terme Airport, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 99.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 10, which has a length of 2,544 meters.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 143 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for a smoother touchdown.
The touchdown point was 83 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout. The touchdown rate of -232 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 31 knots from 80°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 30 knots, which the pilots effectively managed during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,188 meters was 47% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, despite the challenging weather conditions. The pilots' skills and experience were evident in their ability to manage the aircraft's speed and direction during the final approach and rollout phases.
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