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Maintain the centreline
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.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 357 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 33 at LFH2 Bale Mulhouse, an airport located in France. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 930 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 132 knots, and the aircraft climbed into the sky amidst local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 16 knots at 268 degrees. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb from an altitude of 1,922 feet above sea level (asl) to 34,854 ft asl, an increase of 32,932 feet in just 19 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 100 nautical miles. The aircraft then transitioned into a level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Richebourg, France, and lasted for 56 minutes, covering a distance of 359 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 1 mile west of Arnesby, England, and the aircraft descended from 34,561 ft asl to 5,603 ft asl, a decrease of 28,958 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Disley, England, and lasted for just 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The final descent phase began overhead Disley, England, and the aircraft descended from 5,582 ft asl to 1,547 ft asl, a decrease of 4,035 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 23R at EGCC Manchester Airport, approaching from the north east at a heading of 231.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the runway and 1,319 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 23R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 352 meters, which was well within the acceptable range. The touchdown speed was 140 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -459 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at 200 degrees, with a crosswind component of 7 knots and a headwind component of 11 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 532 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 109 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,311 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC) with a score of 89.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 231.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,319 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 140 knots, which was slightly above the target speed.
The touchdown distance of 352 meters was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing phase. However, the touchdown rate of -459 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force. This could be attributed to the pilot's decision to touch down slightly fast.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots. These conditions presented a moderate challenge for the pilot, but the aircraft's performance was satisfactory.
The total landing distance of 1,297 meters was 53% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained the aircraft's centerline during the landing phase. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to apply the brakes slightly too early or too late.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rate. The pilot's decision-making and control of the aircraft during the landing phase were satisfactory, but there is room for refinement to achieve a higher score.
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