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Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.1 ft, and this flight then touched down at 190 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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 1,550 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,550 m of the 4,265 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 330 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 30L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), with a takeoff distance of 1,660 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 21 knots at 340°.
As the aircraft climbed out of KMSP, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 158 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,820 feet above sea level to 34,375 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,555 feet. The enroute climb took place in a local weather environment with a temperature of 6°C and wind conditions of 21 knots at 340°, resulting in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 16 knots.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles south of New Effington, South Dakota. This phase of the flight lasted for 29 minutes and covered a distance of 664 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles north of Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada. The descent took 18 minutes to complete, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles, and resulted in a decrease in altitude from 34,781 feet above sea level to 4,659 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 17L at Calgary International Airport (CYYC) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 180° at an altitude of 1,095 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -8°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 190°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 17L, which had a length of 4,265 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 138 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -293 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,468 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 925 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 72 minutes. The aircraft used 6,163 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 17L at Calgary International Airport (CYYC) with a score of 98.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,095 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 the ideal speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit more force than necessary during the landing. The touchdown rate of -293 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -8°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 190°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing. The total landing distance of 1,468 meters was 34% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and judgment during the approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment during the final approach.
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