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Monitor your taxi speed
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,028 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 381 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A380 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 28R at SBGR André Franco Montoro International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil.
As the aircraft took off, it reached a liftoff speed of 163 knots, covering a takeoff distance of 7,092 feet, which was 61% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 74°F and a wind speed of 6 knots at 169°.
Following takeoff, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of the airport and reached an altitude of 33,434 feet above sea level (asl) in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise, which lasted 29 minutes and covered 247 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 33,489 feet asl to 35,504 feet asl, an increase of 2,016 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles. This was followed by a level cruise, which started overhead SBLQ Cristalina Airport in Cristalina, Goias, Brazil, and lasted 109 minutes, covering 917 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey with multiple enroute climbs and level cruises, each lasting for varying periods of time and covering different distances. These climbs and cruises took the aircraft through various airports in Brazil, including SSEF Fazenda Passaredo Airport in Cajuru, SICW Fazenda Santa Fé Airport in Campo Alegre de Goiás, and SNCJ Piquiatuba Airport in Santarém.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final descent, which started 56 miles south of Fire Island in New York, United States. The descent from 37,614 feet asl to 32,305 feet asl took just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport, flying from the north east at a heading of 206.0° and at an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The landing took place on a runway length of 7,028 feet, with a threshold speed of 138 knots and a touchdown speed of 135 knots, which was slightly fast.
The touchdown distance was 380 feet, and the touchdown rate was firm at -309 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 17 knots at 180°.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,265 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 344 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 261,642 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A380 successfully landed on runway 22L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 206.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 138 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -309 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with sufficient force to slow it down quickly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and align it with the runway centreline during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 17 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots. These conditions may have affected the pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach and touchdown, but the aircraft's advanced systems and the pilot's expertise helped to mitigate these effects.
The total landing distance of 2,329 feet was 33% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot was able to apply the brakes effectively and maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a safe distance from the runway end.
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