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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,643 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,643 m of the 2,089 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 376 m 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 27 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 14R at SKBO El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia. The takeoff distance was 2,248 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 96°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southeast of the airport, rising from an altitude of 9,376 feet above sea level to 26,074 feet above sea level in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 49 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles north of Villapinzon, Colombia, and lasted for 20 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 128 nautical miles. The descent from the cruise altitude began overhead SKTM Gustavo Vargas Airport Tame, with the aircraft descending from 26,094 feet above sea level to 1,758 feet above sea level in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 29 at SKUC Santiago Perez Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 277.0° at an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 2,089 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 132 knots, while the touchdown distance was 377 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 128 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -145 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 145°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,560 meters, which accounted for 75% of the runway.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 269 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 66 minutes. The aircraft used 2,275 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at SKUC Santiago Perez Airport, achieving a score of 95.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 277.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 132 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired, at 128 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -145 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 377 meters was also within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 10.1 meters, which may require some adjustments in the approach path.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots at 145°. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 2 knots each, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance of 1,560 meters was 75% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.1 meters, which may require some adjustments in the braking and taxiing procedures. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a score of 95.4%.
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