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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 29 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 5,635 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,635 ft of the 12,043 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,726 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Miami International Airport (KMIA). This process took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 09, and the takeoff distance was 5,223 feet, which is 45% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 159 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 93°F temperature and a wind of 14 knots at 109 degrees. The crosswind component was 5 knots, and the headwind component was 13 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KMIA and took the aircraft from 1,054 feet above sea level to 22,948 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,894 feet in 11 minutes and covering 54 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise 2 miles south east of Belle Glade, Florida. This phase of the flight lasted 7 minutes and covered 51 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 5 miles south west of Indian Hammock Airport, Fort Drum, and descended from 22,980 feet above sea level to 4,733 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,247 feet in 14 minutes and covering 74 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise 2 miles east of Lake Jessup Seaplane Base, Oviedo, and remained at this altitude for 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The final descent started overhead Casselberry, and the aircraft descended from 3,996 feet above sea level to 1,370 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,627 feet in 3 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18R at Orlando International Airport (KMCO) was made from the north, heading 179.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,265 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway length of 12,043 feet, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 134 knots.
The touchdown point was 379 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -289 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 90°F temperature and a wind of 9 knots at 50 degrees, with a crosswind component of 7 knots and a tailwind component of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,386 feet, which is 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 207 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 57 minutes. The aircraft used 5,461 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KMCO Orlando International Airport, achieving a score of 97.1%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,265 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed on runway 18R, which has a length of 12,043 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 134 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, occurring 379 feet down the runway. The touchdown speed of 131 knots was a bit faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance.
The touchdown rate of -289 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been slowed down more effectively during the landing phase. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 90°F and winds of 9 knots at 50°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was 5 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft landed safely, with a total landing distance of 5,386 feet, which is approximately 45% of the runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from ideal performance.
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