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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,432 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 323 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 13 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA), with a takeoff distance of 1,442 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb began overhead East Elmhurst, New York, where the aircraft ascended from 441 feet above sea level to 36,275 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,834 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Endwell, New York, and lasted for 48 minutes, covering a distance of 665 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 36,097 feet above sea level to 4,344 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,753 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 106 nautical miles. The descent started overhead 97WI North Fork Airport Thorp in Wisconsin.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead KMIC Crystal Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final descent began overhead Plymouth, Minnesota, where the aircraft descended from 3,993 feet above sea level to 2,134 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,859 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 121.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,291 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 12L, which had a length of 2,432 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 324 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -463 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 88 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,423 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 918 nautical miles, which was covered in 90 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,184 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 12L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport with a score of 97.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 121.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,291 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,432 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good.
During the landing, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly faster touchdown speed. The touchdown speed was recorded at 137 knots, which is a little above the ideal speed for a smooth touchdown. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 324 meters, but the touchdown rate was reported as hard at -463 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.4 meters, which may have been due to the aircraft's heading or the wind conditions. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 88°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,423 meters, which is 58% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and runway alignment. However, the aircraft's performance and the pilot's skills were able to mitigate these issues, resulting in a safe and successful landing.
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