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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 143 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 166 kt against a rotation target of 143 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 143 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 103 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 483 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 626 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 28, with the aircraft taking off after covering 60% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,718 meters, and the liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots coming from a direction of 330 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Hanover, Maryland. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 999 feet above sea level to 35,969 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,971 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. This phase lasted for 103 minutes and covered a distance of 621 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles north east of WS84 Cran Bog N Airport Warrens, Wisconsin. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 36,014 feet above sea level to 7,559 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,455 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 101 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south of River Falls, Wisconsin. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles north east of Prescott, Wisconsin. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 7,013 feet above sea level to 2,281 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,732 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the south east, with the aircraft heading 302.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,439 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 30L, which had a length of 3,040 meters. The threshold height at 85 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 130 knots.
The touchdown point was 170 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 119 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -381 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots coming from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,323 meters, which was 44% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 832 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 159 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,255 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport on runway 30L, achieving an overall score of 85.5%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 302.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,439 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 170 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. However, the touchdown speed of 119 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -381 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a stable and controlled landing.
The runway threshold height was significantly above the target, which may have contributed to the slightly off-center touchdown. Additionally, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 130 knots. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance was satisfactory.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -9°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 290°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which likely contributed to the firm touchdown rate.
The total landing distance of 1,323 meters was 44% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well-controlled and stable during the landing roll.
Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the target parameters, the Airbus A319 aircraft landed safely and efficiently at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.5%.
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