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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 23 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 1,500 ft instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 639 ft past the target, landing at 2,139 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,583 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,583 ft of the 14,122 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,139 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Singapore Changi Airport, the Airbus A350-900 began its journey with a taxiing period of 10 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 02L, utilizing 6,623 feet of the 10,990-foot runway, which accounted for 62% of its length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 167 knots, as the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions of 92°F temperature and a 3-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it ascended from 980 feet above sea level to 35,281 feet, a vertical increase of 34,301 feet, in 22 minutes and covering 151 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase was followed by a series of level cruises, with the longest lasting 329 minutes, covering 2,619 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, initially from 40,000 feet to 38,498 feet in 2 minutes, before entering a final descent phase from 38,000 feet to 1,296 feet in 21 minutes. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 30L at Dubai International Airport, aligning itself with the runway from the south-east.
The Airbus A350-900 landed on runway 30L, utilizing 45% of the 11,795-foot runway, with a total landing distance of 5,354 feet. The touchdown point was 810 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 124 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 26 feet. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, completing its journey of 3,173 nautical miles in 423 minutes, utilizing 84,124 pounds of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 30L at OMDB Dubai International Airport, a 11,795 ft long runway, with a threshold height that met expectations. The approach quality was good, with a heading of 302.0° from the south east at 4 nm and 1,260 ft above ground level. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 132 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing conditions.
The touchdown point was 810 ft beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 124 kt was a little fast. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -61 fpm was excellent, demonstrating a high degree of control and precision. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 25 ft from the centreline, which was a minor deviation from the ideal alignment. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 90 °F and a wind of 6 kt at 290°, contributed to a relatively calm environment for the landing.
The total landing distance of 5,354 ft was 45% of the runway length, which was within acceptable limits. During the rollout phase, the aircraft was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from the centreline, a minor deviation from the ideal alignment. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 95.2%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing conditions, the aircraft's control and precision were demonstrated through the excellent touchdown rate and relatively short landing distance.
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