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Slow down before tight turns
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 1,566 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,566 m of the 2,590 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 441 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 24L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), with a takeoff distance of 1,595 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 157 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KLAX, it encountered local weather conditions of 13°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 250°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of the airport and saw the aircraft ascend from 1,124 feet above sea level to 35,479 feet, an increase of 34,355 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 117 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 28 minutes and covered a distance of 575 nautical miles. This phase began 13 miles northeast of Nipomo, California. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 36,210 feet to 37,334 feet, an increase of 1,124 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. This climb phase started 4 miles southeast of Davis Airport Gates in Oregon.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, which started 10 miles southeast of Molalla, Oregon. The aircraft descended from 37,009 feet to 1,636 feet, a decrease of 35,373 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34L at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at an altitude of 1,210 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 34L, which had a length of 2,590 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 137 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 442 meters, but the touchdown speed of 131 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -216 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 11°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 280°, with a crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind component of 1 knot.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 861 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 66 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,641 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 34L at KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, achieving a high score of 99.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading directly towards the runway at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,210 feet above ground level.
The pilot executed a precise final approach, maintaining a good threshold height and speed. The threshold speed was recorded at 137 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory, measuring 442 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, indicating a minor deviation from the optimal landing procedure.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft experienced a fair touchdown rate of -216 feet per minute, which is a reasonable rate considering the conditions. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline, but this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 3 knots from a direction of 280 degrees. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a smooth and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 1,487 meters was 57% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in executing the landing procedure. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment with the centerline.
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