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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 6.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
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 0.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 456 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.
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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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 3,148 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 162 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question took place in the Airbus A321 aircraft. Taxiing from the parking spot to the runway at Salgado Filho International Airport (SBPA) took around 6 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm. Departure roll from runway 11 at the airport saw the aircraft lift off with a takeoff distance of 1,252 meters, which equates to 55% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed achieved was 163 kt, with a significant headwind of 17 kt.
The initial enroute climb began about 1 mile east of SBPA Salgado Filho International Airport, where the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,209 ft to 6,013 ft in an impressive 3 minutes, while covering 10 nm. This climb phase set the stage for the subsequent cruise, which started 3 miles north of Gravatai (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) and lasted for 2 minutes. This cruise phase covered a distance of 7 nm.
However, the aircraft's climb and cruise profile didn't remain constant throughout the flight. Further enroute climbs took place, with the aircraft ascending to 11,408 ft from 6,010 ft in 3 minutes and covering 17 nm, southeast of SSBZ Aeroclube Airport Sapiranga (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Another climb phase then ensued, where the aircraft ascended to 37,735 ft from 11,405 ft in 21 minutes and covering 171 nm, north of Canela (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). The subsequent level cruise phase started 11 miles southwest of Corupa (Santa Catarina, Brazil) and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nm.
After cruising at high altitudes for some time, the aircraft began its descent, which started 19 miles southwest of Cajati (Sao Paulo, Brazil). The descent phase involved the aircraft lowering its altitude from 37,227 ft to 3,417 ft in 22 minutes, while covering a distance of 135 nm. The final approach was made to runway 15 at Viracopos International Airport (SBKP) from the northwest, before touching down on the runway with a touchdown speed of 140 kt.
The final landing phase, which occurred on a runway with a length of 3,148 meters, saw the aircraft touch down with a good threshold height. However, the touchdown speed was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate was harder than ideal. Moreover, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by approximately 11.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions during the landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 °C, wind speeds of 13 kt at an angle of 140 °, with a moderate headwind component.
Following a successful landing, the aircraft's taxiing to the parking spot from the runway took less than 1 minute, covering a minimal distance of less than 1 nm. With a total flight distance of 478 nm and a flight duration of 76 minutes, the Airbus A321 consumed a significant amount of fuel, amounting to 3,569 kg. Overall, the flight demonstrated various climb and cruise phases, as well as a final descent and landing at Viracopos International Airport.
The Airbus A321 aircraft has completed a landing at SBKP Viracopos International Airport, achieving an overall score of 89.5%. The final approach was conducted from a north-westerly direction, heading 128.0°, at an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level (agl) and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft successfully landed on runway 15, which has a length of 3,148 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was also met at 141 knots, indicating a good approach speed for landing. However, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was a little fast, which may have been a contributing factor to the hard touchdown rate of -498 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 164 meters was within acceptable parameters.
Despite the good threshold speed, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.2 meters. The local weather conditions featured a moderate temperature of 23°C and a relatively calm wind of 13 knots from a direction of 140°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 13-knot headwind. The aircraft's performance in these conditions demonstrates its ability to handle adverse winds.
The total landing distance was 895 meters, which accounted for approximately 28% of the runway length. Unfortunately, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 18.1 meters. Despite these minor inaccuracies, the aircraft safely completed the landing procedure, indicating a proficient pilot and a well-maintained aircraft.
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