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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,671 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,671 m of the 2,649 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 612 m 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 A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KBOS Logan International Airport. This process took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 22R, and the takeoff distance was 1,167 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 151 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 1°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the MA17 Avco/Lowell Heliport in Lowell, Massachusetts, and the aircraft ascended from 1,034 feet above sea level to 30,430 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,396 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Somers, Connecticut, and lasted for 23 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 446 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 4 miles southeast of the KUNH Union Hall Airport in Union Hall, Virginia, and the aircraft descended from 30,280 feet above sea level to 2,024 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,256 feet, in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 123 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36R at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport was made from the south, heading 356.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,265 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 36R, which had a length of 2,649 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 189 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 130 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -132 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 6°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 339 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,584 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 643 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes, during which the aircraft used 5,602 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) on runway 36R, achieving a high score of 97.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 356.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,265 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down 189 meters beyond the touchdown zone. Although the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly above the target, the touchdown rate of -132 feet per minute (fpm) was considered smooth. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots from 339°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions did not pose a significant challenge to the landing, and the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,584 meters was 60% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and landing phases.
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