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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 155 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 177 kt against a rotation target of 155 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 155 kt.
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Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.2 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 0.7°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 241 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.2 ft.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,774 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,774 m of the 3,002 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 422 m touchdown sits inside 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 London Gatwick Airport, taking approximately 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 26L, with the aircraft taking off after covering 61% of the runway's length, which was 1,524 meters. The liftoff speed was 177 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 25°C temperature and winds of 21 knots at 213 degrees. The crosswind was 14 knots, while the headwind was 15 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Charlwood in Surrey, England, where the aircraft ascended from 1,213 feet above sea level to 35,026 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,813 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Rolleville in Normandie, France, and lasted for 72 minutes, covering a distance of 546 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 5 miles west of Cati in the Comunitat Valenciana region of Spain, where the aircraft descended from 36,159 feet above sea level to 1,908 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,251 feet in 29 minutes, covering a distance of 163 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at Región de Murcia International Airport was made from the north-east, heading 226.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,265 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,002 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 134 knots, while the touchdown distance was 423 meters. The touchdown speed was 131 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -350 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were 31°C temperature and winds of 18 knots at 90 degrees. The crosswind was 13 knots, while the tailwind was also 13 knots. The total landing distance was 1,697 meters, which was 57% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking approximately 1 minute to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 810 nautical miles, taking 124 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,590 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LEMI Región de Murcia International Airport, achieving a score of 95.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 226.0° 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 threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 134 knots, which is within the recommended range for a safe landing. The touchdown distance of 423 meters was also within the acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 131 knots was also satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -350 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled and stable landing.
However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. Additionally, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 31°C and winds of 18 knots at 90°, may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The crosswind and tailwind components were both 13 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment during the landing roll. Despite this, the total landing distance of 1,697 meters was only 57% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the landing roll.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial misalignment. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 95.8%, indicating that the pilot's performance was good but not perfect.
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