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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,431 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 604 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 13 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) in New York. The takeoff distance was 1,461 meters, which accounted for 69% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and winds of 14 knots at 239 degrees. The crosswind was 12 knots, while the tailwind was 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting from an altitude of 796 feet above sea level and increasing to 35,899 feet above sea level in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 135 nautical miles.
The enroute climb took the aircraft over Flushing, New York, before it leveled off and entered a cruise phase. This cruise phase lasted for 103 minutes and covered a distance of 731 nautical miles, with the aircraft flying 3 miles northwest of Sea Isle City, New Jersey. The aircraft then began its descent, starting from an altitude of 35,930 feet above sea level and decreasing to 6,013 feet above sea level in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles.
The descent phase was followed by a brief level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, with the aircraft flying 1 mile northwest of Lake Clarke Shores, Florida. The aircraft then began another descent, this time from an altitude of 5,966 feet above sea level to 2,008 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final descent phase took the aircraft to an altitude of 2,008 feet above sea level, before it leveled off and entered a final cruise phase. This cruise phase lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles, with the aircraft flying 4 miles west of Loxahatchee Airport in Florida.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10L at Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI), flying from the west at a heading of 93.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,293 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10L, which had a length of 2,431 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 144 knots.
The touchdown point was 189 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -86 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and winds of 18 knots at 40 degrees. The crosswind was 14 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,401 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,010 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 168 minutes. The aircraft used 7,330 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KPBI Palm Beach International Airport, achieving a score of 97.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 93.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,293 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 10L, which has a length of 2,431 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down with a threshold speed of 144 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly faster than ideal. The touchdown point was 189 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown rate of -86 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 18 knots from a direction of 40°. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft maintained a stable approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,401 meters was 58% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft staying closely aligned with the centerline. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and landing phases.
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