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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 4°.
What happened: The wings held 4° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 3.6° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 1.3 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 103 ft.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: gear still up, sink rate above what the glideslope needed and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,699 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 646 ft touchdown sits inside 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 18L at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,931 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 6 knots at 136 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was also 4 knots. After departing from Austin, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of the 02XS Seidel Ranch Airport. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 105 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,513 feet above sea level to 35,979 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 6 miles northeast of the KJCT Kimble County Airport. This cruise phase lasted for 123 minutes and covered a distance of 898 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Banning, California. The descent took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 24 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing in altitude from 34,641 feet to 23,779 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile north of Riverside, California. This cruise phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Corona, California. The descent took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing in altitude from 23,582 feet to 1,679 feet.
As the aircraft approached the destination, it began its final approach to runway 20R at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport. The approach was from the northeast, with a heading of 208.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,587 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 626 feet and a touchdown speed of 133 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -400 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 111 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the destination airport were a temperature of 66 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 4 knots at 260 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 2,553 feet, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also significantly misaligned by 103 feet from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,062 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 187 minutes. The aircraft used 18,751 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed on runway 20R at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The aircraft scored 79.6% on its landing, indicating that there were some areas for improvement. The final approach to the runway was from the north east, heading 208.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,587 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 133 knots, which was faster than the target speed. This resulted in a hard touchdown rate of -400 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was good at 626 feet, but the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 111 feet from the centreline. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was significantly misaligned by 103 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 66°F and winds of 4 knots at 260°. The crosswind was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. Despite the favourable weather conditions, the pilot struggled to maintain a straight course during the landing, resulting in a significant deviation from the centreline.
Overall, while the aircraft landed safely, the landing was not without its issues. The pilot needs to work on maintaining a straight course during the landing and reducing the touchdown speed to achieve a smoother touchdown. Additionally, the pilot needs to improve the runway rollout alignment to ensure that the aircraft remains on the centreline after touchdown.
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