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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 54 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
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 29 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 34 ft.
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 six 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,454 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 714 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the aircraft began its journey on runway 25R, taking off with a liftoff speed of 142 kt after a takeoff distance of 2,743 ft, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 64 °F and a gentle headwind of 2 kt from a direction of 270 °.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it began its ascent from 2,052 ft above sea level, increasing to 25,009 ft in a mere 10 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nm. This marked the start of the enroute level cruise phase, which lasted for 49 minutes and spanned 410 nm. The aircraft then commenced its descent from 25,006 ft, decreasing to 1,210 ft in 16 minutes, covering 88 nm. The final approach to runway 30L at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport was initiated from the south east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 319.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,165 ft above ground level.
The landing on runway 30L was executed with a threshold speed of 124 kt, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 113 kt was slightly higher than desired, resulting in a touchdown rate of -271 fpm. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 33 ft from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off by 36 ft. Despite these minor deviations, the total landing distance of 2,374 ft, which accounted for 33% of the runway, was within acceptable limits. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, completing its journey of 560 nm in 85 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 274 lbs.
The final approach to runway 30L at KSJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport was conducted from the south east, aligning with the heading of 319.0° at a distance of 4 nm and an altitude of 1,165 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 124 kt, which met the required standards. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 113 kt, slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -271 fpm.
The touchdown characteristics were generally good, with a touchdown distance of 720 ft, which was within the acceptable limits. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 33 ft from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind of 2 kt at 269°, contributed to a minimal crosswind and headwind effect. The total landing distance of 2,374 ft, which accounted for 33% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range.
The rollout phase was characterized by a slight misalignment from the centreline, with a deviation of 36 ft. Despite this, the overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 95.2%. The minor deviations from the optimal path and speed were not significant enough to compromise the safety of the operation.
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