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Departure
Level the wings with coordinated aileron to hold bank angle near zero during the initial climb, starting from 5.8°.
What happened: Bank angle was elevated during the initial climb and excess bank usually persists into the second climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, wings level with bank angle near zero degrees.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 84 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 84 ft, 39 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,998 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,394 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 5,482 feet, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb began at an altitude of 945 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 36,600 feet, an increase of 35,655 feet in 21 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 135 nautical miles during this period.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 6 miles east of the Gamebird Groves Airstrip in St Cloud, Florida. This cruise phase lasted for 33 minutes and covered a distance of 255 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent overhead the Crawford Hendrix Farm Airport in Statesboro, Georgia. The descent from 37,009 feet to 33,544 feet took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles southeast of the Pegasus Ranch Airport in Rocky Ford, Georgia. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The aircraft's next descent phase started 3 miles east of the Pegasus Ranch Airport. The descent from 33,056 feet to 2,959 feet took 27 minutes and covered a distance of 126 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead the Riverbend Airpark in Mauldin, South Carolina. This cruise phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 32.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,192 feet above ground level and was 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 04, which had a length of 10,998 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was 1,394 feet, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect at 167 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centreline. The local weather at the time of landing was 66 degrees Fahrenheit. The total landing distance was 3,114 feet, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 558 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 103 minutes. The aircraft used 9,866 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) with a score of 97.4%. The final approach to runway 04 was initiated from the southwest, heading 32.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,192 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 1,394 feet was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled approach.
However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. The touchdown rate of 167 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown smoothly and without any excessive deceleration.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centreline, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 66°F.
The total landing distance of 3,114 feet was 28% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled approach and touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled approach and touchdown. However, there were some minor deviations from the recommended procedures, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance.
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