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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 26 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.3 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 1.7°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 314 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.3 ft.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,641 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 983 ft 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 7,063 feet, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°F temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 260°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 3 knots. After departing from KDEN, the enroute climb started 3 miles east of the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 6,387 feet above sea level to 37,413 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,026 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 154 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the enroute level cruise began 6 miles west of 4NE8 Malone M-Bar Ranch Airport in Palisade, Nebraska, and lasted for 80 minutes, covering a distance of 1,226 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile north of Altamont, New York, descending from 37,184 feet above sea level to 2,845 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,339 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 134 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 1 mile east of Middleton, Massachusetts, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 1 mile north of Lynn, Massachusetts, descending from 2,534 feet above sea level to 1,032 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,502 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22L at KBOS Logan International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 200.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,007 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 22L was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 133 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was 985 feet, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 45°F temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 160°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 4,319 feet, accounting for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,533 nautical miles, taking 136 minutes, and the aircraft used 16,840 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 22L at KBOS Logan International Airport, achieving a score of 96.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 200.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,007 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 slightly above the target speed of 137 knots, indicating a slight over-speed. However, the touchdown distance of 985 feet was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 133 knots was only a little fast. The touchdown rate of -351 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 21 feet from the centreline, which may require some adjustments during the landing roll. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 45°F and winds of 6 knots at 160°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 4,319 feet was 57% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and was able to align the aircraft with the centreline.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills. However, there is room for improvement in terms of maintaining the target threshold speed and aligning the aircraft with the centreline during touchdown.
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