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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
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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 3,516 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 390 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, taking 12 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 16C, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 165 knots after covering 70% of the runway's length, which was 1,998 meters.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb began overhead Des Moines, Washington, where the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,337 feet above sea level to 37,610 feet, an increase of 36,273 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southwest of Bero Field Vernonia, Oregon. This phase lasted for 55 minutes and covered a distance of 403 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles west of Lakeport, California, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 37,891 feet to 1,321 feet, a decrease of 36,570 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 298.0° at an altitude of 1,297 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on the 3,516-meter-long runway, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 137 knots. The touchdown distance was 383 meters, and the touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -323 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 270°, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,341 meters, which was 38% of the runway's length. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 613 nautical miles, taking 106 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,244 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) with a score of 94.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,297 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 137 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -323 feet per minute (fpm). The firm touchdown rate indicates that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of deceleration, which can be a concern for the aircraft's landing gear and overall safety.
The aircraft landed on the runway with a touchdown distance of 383 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and winds of 11 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots. These conditions were relatively calm, which contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,341 meters was 38% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing on runway 28R at KSFO was successful, with a score of 94.7%. While there were some minor deviations in the pilot's alignment and touchdown speed, the aircraft's performance was generally within the acceptable range.
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