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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 2,142 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 187 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Charles de Gaulle International Airport's runway 27L, the Airbus A350-900 began its journey with a taxiing period of 13 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles to reach the runway. At 13 °C and with a gentle 6 kt headwind, the aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 1,312 meters, utilizing 37% of the runway. Liftoff speed was achieved at 162 kt, marking the start of the climb phase.
The enroute climb began overhead Roissy-en-France, where the aircraft ascended from 1,356 feet to 37,362 feet in 12 minutes, covering 199 nautical miles. This was followed by a 14-minute level cruise 7 miles south of Guernsey Airport, where the aircraft maintained a steady altitude and covered 452 nautical miles. The climb phase resumed, this time from 38,002 feet to 39,003 feet in 2 minutes, covering 50 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise, lasting 80 minutes and covering 2,318 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 39,997 feet to 1,299 feet in 22 minutes, covering 197 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22L at Newark Liberty International Airport was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 206.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above target at 135 kt, and a touchdown distance of 186 meters. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 kt, but the touchdown rate was firm at -379 fpm. The aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,227 nautical miles, completed in 148 minutes, and the aircraft consumed 44,693 kg of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 22L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 135 kt was slightly above the target, but still within acceptable limits. The touchdown distance of 186 m was satisfactory, indicating a well-executed flare and touchdown. However, the touchdown speed of 133 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to the firm touchdown rate of -379 fpm.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from the centreline, which may have been due to the crosswind component of 7 kt. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 27 °C and a headwind of 15 kt, were generally favorable for the landing. The aircraft's performance was further influenced by the wind direction of 230 °, which was at a 45 ° angle to the runway.
The rollout phase was executed well, with the aircraft maintaining a very good alignment with the centreline. The total landing distance of 1,167 m, which accounted for 54 % of the runway length, was acceptable. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 96.2 %. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal, the crew's performance was generally good, and the aircraft handled the landing conditions well.
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