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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 144 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 167 kt, 23 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 144 kt at liftoff
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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.
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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 2,593 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 258 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), the Airbus A319 began its journey on runway 09L, taking 8 minutes to taxi from the parking area to the runway's threshold, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. At 17 °C and with a local wind of 13 kt at 120 °, the aircraft lifted off the ground after a takeoff distance of 1,951 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 167 kt, and the aircraft continued to climb, reaching a speed of 36,993 feet above sea level (asl) after an 18-minute climb from 1,613 ft asl, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles.
The enroute climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 6 miles northwest of Marble, North Carolina, and lasted for 69 minutes, covering a distance of 536 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing its altitude from 36,867 ft asl to 1,881 ft asl in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles. The descent phase was followed by a brief level cruise, lasting 4 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its final approach to runway 19 at Albany International Airport (KALB). The approach was made from the north, with a heading of 178.0 ° at 4 nautical miles and 1,351 feet above ground level (agl).
The Airbus A319 landed on runway 19 at KALB, with a touchdown distance of 259 meters, which was 41% of the runway's length. The touchdown speed was 123 kt, slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 129 kt. The touchdown rate was firm at -314 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 804 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 4,209 kilograms of fuel during the 126-minute flight.
The aircraft touched down on runway 19 at KALB Albany International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach path. The threshold speed was well-managed at 129 kt, indicating a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. However, the touchdown speed of 123 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -314 fpm.
The aircraft's touchdown distance of 259 m was within acceptable limits, and the crew was able to maintain control throughout the rollout phase. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -2 °C and a 10 kt headwind, did not significantly impact the approach or touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,062 m was 41% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight drift during the rollout phase. Overall, the crew's performance was good, with a score of 95.3% reflecting their ability to manage the approach and touchdown phases effectively.
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